NBA awards Premieres Monday, June 25th 9:00pm – 11:00pm E/P The 2017 NBA Awards was the first annual award show by the National Basketball Association (NBA), which was held on June 26, 2017 at Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York City, New York. Hosted by musician Drake, some winners included Rory van Riele from the Oklahoma City Thunder for MVP, and Bill Russell from the Boston Celtics, who won the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award. This program was the #1 social program for TNT for the month of June, with 720k total engagement and 965k interactions. Premieres Monday, June 25th 9:00pm – 11:00pm E/P Target Demo: M18-34, M18-49