Albuquerque, NM – December 3, 2008 – Through this weekend the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (Tbirds) will play three (3) games on the road against three (3) different NBA D-League teams. Even though the Tbirds will not be playing at home, the games can still be seen live on Futurecast (see below) or by visiting www.abqtbirds.com. Each game can also be heard live on the radio on KDEF 1150 AM.

The Tbirds, including high scorers Will Conroy (21 pts, 5.5 rebs, 9 asts), Cheyne Gadson (20 pts, 2.5 rebs, 4 asts) and David Monds (17 pts, 15.5 rebs), will be working hard to bring home wins for their Albuquerque fans.

On Thursday, December 4 at 6pm CST/5pm MST the Tbirds will be in Des Moines, IA going up against the Iowa Energy who are 2-0. The Tbirds will face the Energy’s Courtney Sims who is this weeks D-League Player of the week. On Friday, December 5 at 6pm CST/5pm MST the Tbirds will be travelling to Tulsa to contend with the 66ers who are 0-2. In Tulsa, the Tbirds meet Oklahoma City Thunder center, Steven Hill, who has been assigned to the Tulsa 66ers. Hill (7-0, 245) saw action in one regular season game with the Thunder. The Tbirds finish up a weekend of games against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Sunday, December 7 at 4pm EST/2pm MST. The Mad Ants are 1-2 and play the Iowa Energy before playing the Tbirds.

For more information or to purchase season or single game tickets for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds please contact 505.265.3865 (DUNK) or visit them online at www.abqtbirds.com.

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The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Having recently completed its seventh season, the NBA D-League’s goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 16 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact 15 percent of players on 2008 end-of-season NBA rosters spent time honing their skills in the League. In addition, it has produced current NBA coaches and 25 percent of the NBA’s referees. The NBA D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives like NBA Futurecast, the live web-streaming of all games available free at nba.com/futurecast. The League also provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.