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ESPN, the Disney-owned sports network, has launched new alternative viewing experience for the ESPN app as part of its National Basketball Association (NBA) post-season coverage.

Sports data intelligence company Second Spectrum, which introduced real-time augmented-reality (AR) content to ESPN’s NBA play-offs coverage last season, has created a continuous on-court graphic called ‘ESPN Mode’, which has been added to ESPN’s digital offering.

This new feature, which essentially combines Second Spectrum’s ‘Coach Mode’, ‘Player Mode’ and ‘Mascot Mode’, debuted during game three of the NBA Western conference finals between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. The platform weaves in-game stats, play and ball movement diagrams, as well as player identification and stats live into the broadcast.

The new on-court graphics will also be made available to platform users for game four.

ESPN is also offering a number of new features for its digital users, including feed from a robotic camera above the rim, along pre-game layup lines, and during warmups for both teams.

Matches also feature ESPN’s new NBA Twitter and YouTube pre-game show, Hoop Streams, as well as At The Mic, which covers post-game press conferences.