NBC Sports has mentioned Mike Tirico as his lead basketball Play-by-Play commentator when the network starts broadcasting competition matches next season.
Tirico will call ‘one or more competitions a week’ after his reporting about the Winter Olympics in Milan.
Before the 2026 Olympiad, Tirico will also call games and double his tasks as head of NFL commentator of the network.
Games for NBC are also broadcast on Peacock, with Tirico a well -known voice for NBA fans, who have called games from the association for 15 years at ESPN.
“I could no longer be happy with returning the court to call NBA games,” Tirico said via a press release. “My 15 years of describing the best basketball players in the world is still one of the highlights of my career.”
‘Like so many others, my love for the competition is recorded during the unforgettable days of the NBA on NBC in the 90s. The chance of being part of the team that brings that iconic partnership back to life is us incredibly enthusiastic. ‘
NBC Sports has mentioned Mike Tirico as his head of NBA Basketball Play-by-Play commentator
Tirico calls at least one game a week after the Winter Olympics and selects games earlier
TNT Sports’s reporting about the NBA will cease to make way for the new Gulf of Games on NBC and Prime Video.
No other members of the new NBA team of NBC have been revealed, although the competition is probably already in conversation with various options.
“We are pleased that a large event Mike Tirico returns to his Courtide chair while the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock,” said Sam Flood, executive producer, NBC Sports, via news item.
“From the Olympic Games to Sunday evening football to large golf championships and now the NBA, Mike is the most versatile voice in the sport.”
Not becoming a member of the NBC team of NBC Sports will be one of the current members of ‘Inside the NBA’, as the quartet of Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith have promised to stay together with ESPN With ESPN the rights with ESPN acquire to their show.
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