Fans of Mickey and the Friends are in for a special Christmas gift!
Everyone’s favorite mouse is heading to the basketball court for the first live NBA animated presentation. The New York Knicks will take on the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, January 25 at noon ET at Madison Square Garden. In this event, the arena will be transformed into the Main Street of Disney World in the United States, and players will transform into iconic Disney characters through 3D animation.
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale will take to the court as NBA players, passing, dribbling and dunking. Disney characters will give speeches before and at halftime, host a halftime dunk contest and decorate Christmas trees during the game. While the cameras at Madison Square Garden are usually operated by adults, Slam Dunk Hall The cameras will be operated by elves – there’s Santa Claus behind ESPN’s SkyCam!
The game’s animations come from Sony’s Beyond Sports real-time visualization engine and Hawk-Eye Innovations’ optical tracking technology. This is the third TV show this year to be produced using Beyond Sports, which animates hockey games NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 March and National Football League The Simpsons Foundation Day Football December 9th. Toy Story Foundation Footballanimated the October 2023 game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
Families discover animated games as an easy and fun way to get their kids involved in major league sports. This year, the NBA is getting a little Christmas magic too!
Slam Dunk Hall It will air on ESPN2, ESPN+ and Disney+ on Wednesday, December 25 at noon.
