Recording artist Aloe Blacc, Sage Steele, Doug Collins and Jalen Rose on stage during NBA Countdown.
Kia NBA Countdown – ESPN’s NBA pregame show – made its regular-season return on Wednesday, Oct. 29, with host Sage Steele and analysts Jalen Rose and Doug Collins with an hour-long edition leading into ESPN’s season-opening NBA doubleheader. Interscope recording artist Aloe Blacc performed his hit singles “Can You Do This,” “Wake Me Up” and “The Man” outside of ESPN’s Los Angeles Production Center, home of NBA Countdown, during the telecast.