List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters
The following is a list of current National Basketball Association broadcasters for each individual team entering the 2022-23 NBA season.
Regional broadcasters[edit]
Eastern Conference[edit]
Atlantic Division[edit]
Television[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | Mike Gorman (primary) Sean Grande (most away games) Brian Scalabrine (select games) |
Brian Scalabrine (primary) Eddie House (select games) Cedric Maxwell (select games) Kendrick Perkins (select games) |
Amina Smith Abby Chin Chris Forsberg |
NBC Sports Boston[1] |
Brooklyn | Ian Eagle (primary) Ryan Ruocco (during Eagle's CBS Sports/Warner Bros. Discovery Sports commitments) Chris Carrino (select games) |
Sarah Kustok Richard Jefferson (select games) |
Meghan Triplett | YES Network WWOR-TV (during April conflicts with the Yankees)[2] |
New York | Mike Breen (primary) Kenny Albert (during Breen's ESPN & ABC assignments) Ed Cohen (when both Breen and Albert are unavailable) |
Walt Frazier Wally Szczerbiak |
Rebecca Haarlow | MSG Network[3] |
Philadelphia | Kate Scott (primary) Tom McGinnis (select games) |
Alaa Abdelnaby | Taryn Hatcher (home games) | NBC Sports Philadelphia[4] |
Toronto | Matt Devlin | Jack Armstrong | Kayla Grey | TSN TSN2[5] (41 games) |
Alvin Williams | Savanna Hamilton | Sportsnet One[5] (41 games) |
Radio[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Boston | Sean Grande Jon Wallach (When Grande is on NBC Sports Boston) |
Cedric Maxwell (Primary) Abby Chin (When Cedric Maxwell is on NBC Sports Boston) |
WBZ-FM WROR (will carry games that are in conflict with Boston Bruins hockey games or New England Patriots football games; WBZ-FM also being the Bruins' flagship) |
Brooklyn | Chris Carrino Bob Heussler (when Chris Carrino is on YES Network) |
Tim Capstraw | WFAN AM and FM |
New York | Ed Cohen | Monica McNutt Alan Hahn John Wallace Wally Sczerbiak |
WEPN-FM |
Philadelphia | Tom McGinnis Matt Murphy (select games) |
WPEN | |
Toronto | Eric Smith | Paul Jones | CJCL |
Paul Jones | Jevohn Shepherd | CHUM |
Spanish[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn | Max Pérez-Jiménez | Ino Gómez | WADO YES Network SAP |
New York | Clemson Smith-Muñiz | Ramón Rivas | WADO MSG Deportes |
French[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Toronto | Alexandre Tourigny Mathieu Jolivet |
Will Archambault Max Paulhus-Gosselin |
RDS RDS2 |
Central Division[edit]
Television[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago | Adam Amin (primary) Jason Benetti (during Amin's Fox Sports assignments) Mike Monaco (select games) |
Stacey King | NBC Sports Chicago[6] | |
Cleveland | John Michael | Austin Carr Brad Daugherty (select games) Mike Fratello (select games) |
Serena Winters | Bally Sports Ohio[7] |
Detroit | George Blaha (primary) Johnny Kane (fill-in) |
Greg Kelser | Johnny Kane Natalie Kerwin |
Bally Sports Detroit[8] |
Indiana | Chris Denari | Quinn Buckner | Jeremiah Johnson | Bally Sports Indiana[9] |
Milwaukee | Lisa Byington Zora Stephenson (fill-in) |
Marques Johnson (primary) Steve Novak (backup) |
Zora Stephenson Melanie Ricks (fill-in) |
Bally Sports Wisconsin[10] |
Radio[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago | Chuck Swirsky | Bill Wennington | WSCR[11] | |
Cleveland | Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | WTAM/WMMS[12] | |
Detroit | Mark Champion (Bally Sports Detroit games) George Blaha (national/non-televised games) |
Rick Mahorn | WXYT WWJ WOMC (both conflict with the Detroit Red Wings) | |
Indiana | Mark Boyle | Eddie Gill | Pat Boylan | WFNI[9] |
Milwaukee | Dave Koehn | Ben Brust (home games) | WTMJ[10] |
Spanish[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Chicago | Omar Ramos | Matthew Moreno | WRTO |
Cleveland | Rafael Hernández Brito | WLFM-LP |
Southeast Division[edit]
Television[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta | Bob Rathbun Mike Morgan (fill-in) |
Dominique Wilkins Vince Carter (select games) |
Lauren Jbara | Bally Sports Southeast[13] |
Charlotte | Eric Collins | Dell Curry | Ashley ShahAhmadi | |
Miami | Eric Reid | John Crotty | Kristen Hewitt Will Manso Kelly Saco (select games) Jeremy Tache (select games) |
Bally Sports Sun[14] |
Orlando | David Steele | Jeff Turner | Dante Marchitelli | Bally Sports Florida[15] |
Washington | Chris Miller | Drew Gooden Glenn Consor (select games) |
Meghan McPeak | NBC Sports Washington[16] |
Radio[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Atlanta | Steve Holman | Mike Conti | WZGC[17] WVEE |
Charlotte | Sam Farber | Matt Carroll | WFNZ |
Miami | Jason Jackson | Amy Audibert | WQAM |
Orlando | Jake Chapman | WYGM[15] | |
Washington | Dave Johnson | Glenn Consor | WTEM[16] |
Spanish[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Miami | José Pañeda | Joe Pujala | WQBA[18] |
Western Conference[edit]
Northwest Division[edit]
Television[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|---|
Denver | Chris Marlowe | Scott Hastings Fat Lever (select games) |
Katy Winge Chris Dempsey |
Altitude[19] |
Minnesota | Michael Grady | Jim Petersen | Katie Storm Lea Olsen |
Bally Sports North[20] WUCW (select games during conflicts with Bally Sports North, branded as 'Bally Sports Extra on The CW Twin Cities)[21] |
Oklahoma City | Chris Fisher | Michael Cage | Nick Gallo Paris Lawson |
Bally Sports Oklahoma[22] |
Portland | Kevin Calabro Travis Demers (select games) |
Lamar Hurd | Brooke Olzendam | Root Sports Northwest [23] |
Utah | Craig Bolerjack | Holly Rowe Thurl Bailey |
Holly Rowe | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain[24] |
Radio[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Denver | Jason Kosmicki | KKSE-FM KKSE-AM[19] | |
Minnesota | Alan Horton | WCCO[20] | |
Oklahoma City | Matt Pinto | WWLS[22] | |
Portland | Travis Demers Rich Burk (fill-in) |
Michael Holton | KPOJ |
Utah | David Locke | Ron Boone | KZNS KZNS-FM[24] |
Spanish[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | Eleno Ornelas | WKY[22] | |
Utah | Nelson Moran | Isidro Lopez and Francisco Vazquez | KTUB[24] |
Pacific Division[edit]
Television[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline Reporter | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|---|
Golden State | Bob Fitzgerald | Kelenna Azubuike | Kerith Burke | NBC Sports Bay Area[25] |
LA Clippers | Brian Sieman Noah Eagle (select games) |
Jim Jackson Mike Fratello (select games) |
Kristina Pink Jaime Maggio |
Bally Sports SoCal (most games) Bally Sports West (some games) KTLA (15 games)[26] |
LA Lakers | Bill Macdonald[27] | Stu Lantz[27] | Mike Trudell[28] | Spectrum SportsNet[29] |
Phoenix | Kevin Ray Tom Leander |
Eddie Johnson Ann Meyers Drysdale |
KTVK (40 games) KPHE-LD (30 games)[30][31][32][33][34][35] | |
Sacramento | Mark Jones (primary) Kyle Draper (when Jones is on assignment for ESPN)[36] |
Kayte Christensen | NBC Sports California[37] |
Radio[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Golden State | Tim Roye | Tom Tolbert (home games) Jim Barnett (road games) |
KGMZ[25] |
LA Clippers | Noah Eagle Kevin Danna (select games) |
Mike Fratello (select games) | KLAC[26] KEIB (if conflict with LA Dodgers) |
LA Lakers | John Ireland | Mychal Thompson | KSPN[38] |
Phoenix | Jon Bloom (road games) | Tim Kempton | KTAR KMVP |
Sacramento | Gary Gerould | KHTK[37] |
Spanish[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | Armando Garcia | KWKW | |
LA Lakers | Fernando González | Jose Mantilla and Francisco Pinto | |
Phoenix | Arturo Ochoa | Gerardo Romo | KPHX |
Sacramento | Armando Botello | KRCX |
Southwest Division[edit]
Television[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas | Mark Followill | Derek Harper | Jeff Wade (home games) | Bally Sports Southwest (most games) KTXA (during conflicts with Spurs, Stars and Rangers Broadcasts) |
Houston | Craig Ackerman | Ryan Hollins Mario Elie (select games) |
Vanessa Richardson | AT&T SportsNet Southwest[39] |
Memphis | Pete Pranica | Brevin Knight | Rob Fischer | Bally Sports Southeast[40] |
New Orleans | Joel Meyers | Antonio Daniels | Jen Hale | Bally Sports New Orleans[41] |
San Antonio | Bill Land | Sean Elliott Matt Bonner (select games) Fabricio Oberto (select games) |
Dan Weiss | Bally Sports Southwest (most games) KENS (10 games) KMYS (12 games)[42] |
Radio[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|---|
Dallas | Chuck Cooperstein | Brad Davis | KEGL |
Houston | Matt Thomas | Joel Blank | KBME (primary) KTRH (if there's a conflict with Houston Astros) |
Memphis | Eric Hasseltine | Elliot Perry Michael Wallace |
WMFS-FM |
New Orleans | Todd Graffagnini | John DeShazier | WRNO-FM |
San Antonio | Bill Schoening | WOAI[42] |
Spanish[edit]
Team | Play-by-play | Flagship Station |
---|---|---|
Dallas | Victor Villalba | KFLC |
Houston | Adrian Chavarria | KYST |
San Antonio | Paul Castro | KXTN |
New Orleans | Emilio Peralta | WODT |
National broadcasters[edit]
ESPN/ABC[edit]
Play-by-play announcers[edit]
- Mike Breen
- Mark Jones
- Dave Pasch
- Ryan Ruocco
- Beth Mowins
- Marc Kestecher
Color analysts[edit]
Sideline reporters[edit]
- Lisa Salters
- Cassidy Hubbarth
- Jorge Sedano
- Malika Andrews
- Monica McNutt
- Israel Gutierrez
- Katie George
- Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
Spanish Commentators[edit]
ESPN Deportes, ABC in Spanish on SAP
- Andrés Nocioni
- Ernesto Jerez
- Carlos Morales
- Claudia Trejos
- Fabricio Oberto
- Fernando Álvarez
- Fernando Tirado
- Jerry Olaya
- Leonardo Montero
- Marcelo Nogueira
- Miguel Angel Briseno
- Nicolás Ledesma
- Pablo Viruega
- Sebastián Martínez Christensen
ESPN Radio[edit]
Play-by-play announcers[edit]
- Marc Kestecher (Full season)
Color analysts[edit]
- Jon Barry (Games w/Kestecher)
- Hubie Brown
- P. J. Carlesimo
- Cory Alexander
- Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
TNT[edit]
Play-by-play announcers[edit]
Color analysts[edit]
Sideline reporters[edit]
- Allie LaForce
- Stephanie Ready
- Dennis Scott
- Jared Greenberg
- Chris Haynes
- Nabil Karim
Spanish commentators[edit]
Available on SAP
- José Ángel Medellín
- Marcelo Godoy
- Pete Manzano
- Fernando Palacios
NBA TV[edit]
- Uses the home team's announcing team during games unless specified. During playoff games, announcers from TNT are used
International broadcasters[edit]
Americas[edit]
Central America and Mexico[edit]
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras and
Nicaragua: ESPN
Dominican Republic: ESPN, CDN Deportes, NBA TV International
Mexico: ESPN, TUDN and NBA TV International
Panama: ESPN, Cable Onda Sports and NBA TV International
South America[edit]
Argentina: ESPN, DirecTV Sports, NBA TV International
Bolivia: ESPN
Brazil: ESPN, SporTV, TNT, Amazon Prime Video, Band, YouTube (TNT Sports Brasil) and Twitch (Gaules)
Chile: ESPN, DirecTV Sports, NBA TV International
Colombia: ESPN, DirecTV Sports, NBA TV International
Ecuador: ESPN, DirecTV Sports, NBA TV International
Paraguay: ESPN
Peru: ESPN, DirecTV Sports, NBA TV International
Suriname: ESPN, SportsMax, SCCN, NBA TV International
Uruguay: ESPN, DirecTV Sports, NBA TV International
Venezuela: ESPN, DirecTV Sports, NBA TV International
North America and Caribbean[edit]
Canada: TSN, Sportsnet, NBA TV Canada and RDS
Caribbean: ESPN, SportsMax and NBA TV International
Puerto Rico: ABC, ESPN, WAPA 2 Deportes, TNT, NBA TV
Europe[edit]
Albania: Tring Sport
Andorra: Movistar+
Armenia: Vivaro Media and Setanta Sports
Austria: DAZN
Azerbaijan: Setanta Sports
Belarus: Setanta Sports
Belgium: Eleven Sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Arena Sport and NBA TV International
Bulgaria: Diema Sport
Croatia: Arena Sport
Cyprus: CYTA and NBA TV International
Czech Republic: Nova Sport
Denmark: TV 2 Sport
Estonia: TV3 Sport and NBA TV International
Finland: Nelonen Media
France: beIN Sports
Georgia: Silknet and Setanta Sports
Germany: DAZN and NBA TV International
Greece: Cosmote Sport
Hungary: Sport1
Iceland: Stöð 2 Sport
Ireland: Sky Sports
Italy: Sky Sport
Kosovo: ArtSport and NBA TV International
Latvia: TV3 Sport and NBA TV International
Liechtenstein: DAZN
Lithuania: TV3 Sport and NBA TV International
Luxembourg: Eleven Sports
Moldova: Setanta Sports
Montenegro: Arena Sport and NBA TV International
Netherlands: ESPN
North Macedonia: Arena Sport and NBA TV International
Norway: VG+
Poland: Canal+
Portugal: Sport TV and NBA TV International
Romania: Telekom Romania
(suspended)Russia: MEGOGO
San Marino: Sky Sport
Serbia: Arena Sport and NBA TV International
Slovakia: Nova Sport
Slovenia: Arena Sport and NBA TV International
Spain: Movistar+
Sweden: C More Sport
Switzerland: DAZN
Turkey: S Sport and NBA TV International
Ukraine: Setanta Sports
United Kingdom: Sky Sports, BBC[43]
Sub-Saharan Africa[edit]
Middle East and North Africa[edit]
Asia-Pacific[edit]
- Central Asia: Setanta Sports
- Indian subcontinent: Viacom18
China: Tencent, China Mobile, CCTV, Fujian TV, GreatSports Channel and Guangdong Television
Hong Kong: Sports 2 World, ViuTV
Macau: M Plus, Sports 2 World
Indonesia: Emtek, TVRI and NBA TV International
Japan: Rakuten
Brunei and
Malaysia: Astro SuperSport
South Korea: SPOTV
Mongolia: SPS
Philippines: TV5 Network and NBA TV Philippines[44]
Singapore: Starhub and NBA TV International
Taiwan: Videoland and ELTA TV
Cambodia,
Laos and
Thailand: TrueVisions and NBA TV International
Tajikistan: Varzish TV
Vietnam: FPT[45]
Oceania[edit]
Australia: ESPN
New Zealand: ESPN and NBA TV International
Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands: ESPN
See also[edit]
- NBA TV
- NBA TV Canada
- NBA TV Philippines
- NBA League Pass
- National Basketball Association on television
- List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters
- List of current National Football League broadcasters
- List of current Major League Soccer broadcasters
- List of current National Hockey League broadcasters
- List of historical NBA over-the-air television broadcasters
Notes[edit]
- 1. ^ Some Chicago Bulls games on WGN-TV were simulcast nationally on its superstation feed WGN America through the 2013–2014 season. Those simulcasts have been discontinued.
References[edit]
- ^ Boston Celtics schedule
- ^ Brooklyn Nets schedule
- ^ New York Knicks schedule
- ^ Philadelphia 76ers schedule
- ^ a b Toronto Raptors schedule
- ^ Chicago Bulls schedule
- ^ Cleveland Cavaliers schedule
- ^ Detroit Pistons schedule
- ^ a b Indiana Pacers schedule
- ^ a b Milwaukee Bucks schedule
- ^ Chicago Bulls Radio Network
- ^ Kleps, Kevin (October 3, 2014). "Trading Dion Waiters would not be a wise move for Cavaliers". CrainsCleveland.com. Crain Communications. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ Atlanta Hawks TV schedule
- ^ Miami Heat schedule
- ^ a b Orlando Magic schedule
- ^ a b Washington Wizards schedule
- ^ Atlanta Hawks Radio Network
- ^ HEAT signs Radio Contract with 790 The Ticket NBA.com
- ^ a b Denver Nuggets schedule
- ^ a b Minnesota Timberwolves schedule
- ^ "Bally Sports North: Tripleheader plans, channel assignments for spring sports". Fox Sports. March 27, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c Oklahoma City Thunder schedule
- ^ Portland Trail Blazers schedule
- ^ a b c Utah Jazz schedule
- ^ a b Golden State Warriors schedule
- ^ a b Los Angeles Clippers schedule
- ^ a b Lakers Broadcast Information LA Lakers official site
- ^ "James Worthy, Chris Mcgee, Dave Miller and Mike Trudell Join Time Warner Cable Sportsnet On-Air Team". NBA.com.
- ^ Time Warner Scores L.A. Lakers Regional Sports Network Rights Multichannel News February 14, 2011
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- ^ Duane Rankin (April 28, 2023). "Diamond Sports Group accuses Phoenix Suns of breach of contract in leaving Bally Sports Arizona". Arizona Republic. Gannett.
- ^ "New network to bring Suns and Mercury games to southern Arizona viewers". KOLD-TV. Gray Television. April 28, 2023.
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- ^ "Kings Add Kyle Draper as Additional TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Pregame and Postgame Host". NBA.com.
- ^ a b Sacramento Kings schedule
- ^ Los Angeles Lakers schedule
- ^ Astros, Rockets reach deal on new network MLB.com News August 3, 2010
- ^ Memphis Grizzlies schedule
- ^ Hornets, FOX Sports announce new TV rights agreement Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine WWL-TV, June 25, 2012
- ^ a b San Antonio Spurs schedule
- ^ "BBC to broadcast nine NBA games live in UK". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (27 July 2020). "NBA returns to Philippine television with TV5, One Sports". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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