Saturday night NBA

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will add to its NBA coverage next season with the debut of a Saturday night game in January.

“Saturday Night NBA on ABC” will begin Jan. 23 and be the first of eight games that will be televised at 8:30 p.m. ET through the end of the season. The network had previously aired Sunday doubleheaders and now will air one game Saturday night and one game Sunday.

The schedule addition means ABC and ESPN will combine to broadcast NBA games four nights a week. ESPN televises doubleheaders on Wednesday and Friday nights during the season.

ESPN announced the plans Thursday and says its “NBA Countdown” pregame show will air before the Saturday night games.

Game selections will be made in the coming weeks. ABC’s NBA schedule begins with a Christmas doubleheader.

Voided contract

The Sacramento Kings have voided the contract of forward Luc Mbah a Moute after he failed a team physical.

The Kings made the announcement Thursday, two days after he signed his free-agent deal. The team had hoped he could add depth and defense to the second unit.

Mbah a Moute averaged a career-high 9.9 points to go with 4.9 rebounds per game with Philadelphia last season. He has averaged 6.8 and 4.9 rebounds in seven NBA seasons.

Both of Mbah a Moute’s stints in Sacramento have been brief. The Kings first acquired Mbah a Moute from Milwaukee in the summer of 2013, but traded him to Minnesota for Derrick Williams less than a month into the season.