NBA Playoffs Head to iTunes

The National Basketball Association is providing 15- to 20-minute full game recaps of playoff action to Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes video service (www.apple.com/itunes), along with full games from the NBA Finals the day after they air on ABC.

Fans who purchase the “Follow Your Team” option for one of the eight teams in the semifinals will receive full game recaps of each game in the series for $8.99. Replays of each game in the Finals series will cost $5.99. Single games can be purchases for $1.99. All games will appear on iTunes within 24 hours of their original telecast.

The NBA playoffs are running on ABC, ESPN and TNT. TNT Sports is providing 15 episodes of its Inside the NBA studio series as part of the package.