Toronto 1 is beefing up its sports programming by adding NBA Basketball action to their line-up. The broadcasts include nine regular season NBA games, starting with the season’s Christmas Day match-up between Kobe Bryant’s L.A. Lakers and Shaquille O’Neal’s Miami Heat at 3 p.m. In addition to the regular season, Toronto 1 will air six playoff games in April and May 2005.
The NBA schedule is:
| Saturday, December 25 | Miami Heat vs. L.A. Lakers |
| Sunday, January 30 | Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat |
| Sunday, February 6 | L.A. Lakers vs. Houston Rockets |
| Sunday, February 13 | San Antonio Spurs vs. L.A Lakers |
| Sunday, February 13 | L.A. Lakers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Sunday, April 10 | Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat |
| Sunday, April 10 | L.A. Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings |
| Sunday, April 17 | Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat |
| Sunday, April 17 | Dallas Mavericks vs. L.A. Lakers |
