List of current NBA broadcasters

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The following is a list of current National Basketball Association broadcasters for each individual team entering the 2023-24 NBA season.

Regional broadcasters[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Atlantic Division[edit]

Television[edit]
Team Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s) Flagship TV Station Streaming Service
Boston Mike Gorman (all home games)
Drew Carter (all away games)
Brian Scalabrine
Eddie House (select games)
Abby Chin NBC Sports Boston[1] None
Brooklyn Ian Eagle (primary)
Ryan Ruocco (during Eagle's CBS Sports/TNT Sports commitments)
Noah Eagle (select games when Eagle and Ruocco are on assignment)
Chris Shearn (select games when Eagle and Ruocco are on assignment)
Chris Carrino (select games)
Sarah Kustok
Richard Jefferson (select games)
Vince Carter (select games)
Meghan Triplett YES Network
WWOR-TV (during April conflicts with the Yankees)[2]
Watch YES Network
New York Mike Breen (primary)
Kenny Albert (during Breen's ESPN & ABC assignments)
Bill Pidto (select games)
Walt Frazier
Wally Szczerbiak
Rebecca Haarlow MSG Network[3] MSG+
Philadelphia Kate Scott (primary)
Tom McGinnis (select games)
Alaa Abdelnaby Taryn Hatcher (home games) NBC Sports Philadelphia[4] None
Toronto Matt Devlin Jack Armstrong Kayla Grey TSN[5] (41 games) TSN
Alvin Williams Savanna Hamilton Sportsnet[5] (41 games) Sportsnet+
Radio[edit]
Team Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Flagship Station
Boston Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell (Primary)
Abby Chin (When Cedric Maxwell is off)
WBZ-FM
WBOS (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
Don La Greca (select games)
Pat O'Keefe (select games)
Monica McNutt (Primary)
Alan Hahn (select games)
Wally Szczerbiak (select games)
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 TV Station Streaming service
Chicago Adam Amin (primary)
Mike Monaco (select games)
Mark Schanowski (select games when Amin and Monaco are on assignment)
Stacey King K. C. Johnson (select games)
Ruthie Polinsky (select games)
NBC Sports Chicago[6] None
Cleveland John Michael Austin Carr
Brad Daugherty (select games)
Mike Fratello (select games)
Serena Winters Bally Sports Ohio
Gray Television[a] (5 games)[7]
Bally Sports+
Detroit George Blaha (primary)
Johnny Kane (fill-in)
Greg Kelser Johnny Kane
Natalie Kerwin
Bally Sports Detroit
WMYD (5 games)[8]
Indiana Chris Denari Quinn Buckner
Eddie Gill (home games)
Jeremiah Johnson Bally Sports Indiana[9]
Milwaukee Lisa Byington
Dave Koehn (fill-in)
Marques Johnson (primary)
Steve Novak (backup)
Stephen Bardo (backup)
Melanie Ricks Bally Sports Wisconsin
Weigel Broadcasting[b] (10 games)[10]

Notes

  1. ^ Affiliates include
  2. ^ Affiliates include:
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
WDZH (both conflict with the Detroit Red Wings)
Indiana Mark Boyle Eddie Gill Pat Boylan WFNI[9]
Milwaukee Dave Koehn
Josh Maurer (select games)
Ben Brust (home games)
Justin Garcia (select 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 TV Station Streaming service
Atlanta Bob Rathbun
Mike Morgan (fill-in)
Dominique Wilkins
Vince Carter (select games)
Tabitha Turner Bally Sports Southeast
WPCH-TV (10 games)[13]
Bally Sports+
Charlotte Eric Collins Dell Curry Ashley ShahAhmadi Bally Sports Southeast
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 Monumental Sports Network[16] Watch Monumental Sports Network
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 TV Station Streaming service
Denver Chris Marlowe Scott Hastings Katy Winge
Chris Dempsey
Altitude Sports[19] None
Minnesota Michael Grady Jim Petersen Katie Storm
Lea Olsen

Jon Krawczynski
Bally Sports North[20]
WUCW (select games during conflicts with Bally Sports North, branded as 'Bally Sports Extra on The CW Twin Cities)[21]
Bally Sports+
Oklahoma City Chris Fisher Michael Cage Nick Gallo
Paris Lawson
Bally Sports Oklahoma[22]
Griffin Media[a] (8 games)[23]
Bally Sports+
Portland Kevin Calabro
Travis Demers (select games)
Lamar Hurd
Michael Holton (fill-in)
Brooke Olzendam Root Sports Northwest
[24]
None
Utah Craig Bolerjack Holly Rowe
Thurl Bailey
Holly Rowe KJZZ (primary)
KUTV (select games)
Jazz+

Notes

  1. ^ Affiliates include:
Radio[edit]
Team Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline Reporter Flagship Station
Denver Jason Kosmicki Scott Hastings (national/non-televised games) Katy Winge (national/non-televised games) Altitude Sports 92.5 FM[25]
Altitude Sports AM 950[25]
Minnesota Alan Horton KFXN (selected games)
Oklahoma City Matt Pinto WWLS[22]
Portland Travis Demers
Rich Burk (fill-in)
Michael Holton
Antonio Harvey (fill-in)
KPOJ
Utah David Locke Ron Boone KSL[26]
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[26]

Pacific Division[edit]

Television[edit]
Team Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline Reporter Flagship TV Station Streaming service
Golden State Bob Fitzgerald Kelenna Azubuike Zena Keita
Monte Poole
NBC Sports Bay Area[27] None
LA Clippers Brian Sieman Jim Jackson
Mike Fratello (select games)
Kristina Pink
Jaime Maggio
Bally Sports SoCal (most games)
Bally Sports West (some games)
KTLA (15 games)[28]
Bally Sports+
ClipperVision
LA Lakers Bill Macdonald[29] Stu Lantz[29] Mike Trudell[30] Spectrum SportsNet[31] Spectrum SportsNet+
Phoenix Kevin Ray
Tom Leander
Eddie Johnson
Ann Meyers Drysdale
KTVK (40 games)
KPHE-LD (30 games)[32][33][34][35][36][37]
Suns Live
Sacramento Mark Jones (primary)
Kyle Draper (when Jones is on assignment for ESPN)[38]
Kayte Christensen NBC Sports California[39] None
Radio[edit]
Team Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Flagship Station
Golden State Tim Roye Tom Tolbert (home games)
Jim Barnett (road games)
KGMZ[27]
LA Clippers Carlo Jiménez Mike Fratello (select games) KLAC[28]
KEIB (if conflict with LA Dodgers)
LA Lakers John Ireland Mychal Thompson KSPN[40]
Phoenix Jon Bloom Tim Kempton KTAR
KMVP
Sacramento Gary Gerould KHTK[39]
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 TV Station Streaming service
Dallas Mark Followill Derek Harper
Devin Harris (select games)
Jeff Wade (home games)
Lesley McCaslin (road games)
Bally Sports Southwest (most games)
KTXA (during conflicts with Stars, Rangers, and UIL State Football Broadcasts, Spurs games do not conflict as they are unavailable in DFW.)
Tegna Inc.[a] (10 games)[41]
Bally Sports+
Houston Craig Ackerman Ryan Hollins
Mario Elie (select games)
Vanessa Richardson Space City Home Network None
Memphis Pete Pranica Brevin Knight Rob Fischer Bally Sports Southeast[42] Bally Sports+
New Orleans Joel Meyers Antonio Daniels Jen Hale Bally Sports New Orleans
Gray Television[b] (10 games)[43]
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)[44]
Notes[edit]
  1. ^ Affiliates include
  2. ^ Affiliates include
Radio[edit]
Team Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Flagship Station
Dallas Chuck Cooperstein Brad Davis (home games)
Brian Dameris (road games)
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[44]
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]

Color analysts[edit]

Sideline reporters[edit]

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
  • Julia Headley

ESPN Radio[edit]

Play-by-play announcers[edit]

Color analysts[edit]

TNT[edit]

Play-by-play announcers[edit]

Color analysts[edit]

Sideline reporters[edit]

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]

South America[edit]

North America and Caribbean[edit]

Europe[edit]

Sub-Saharan Africa[edit]

Middle East and North Africa[edit]

Asia-Pacific[edit]

Oceania[edit]

See also[edit]

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]

  1. ^ Boston Celtics schedule
  2. ^ Brooklyn Nets schedule
  3. ^ New York Knicks schedule
  4. ^ Philadelphia 76ers schedule
  5. ^ a b Toronto Raptors schedule
  6. ^ Chicago Bulls schedule
  7. ^ Cleveland Cavaliers schedule
  8. ^ Detroit Pistons schedule
  9. ^ a b Indiana Pacers schedule
  10. ^ a b Milwaukee Bucks schedule
  11. ^ Chicago Bulls Radio Network
  12. ^ Kleps, Kevin (October 3, 2014). "Trading Dion Waiters would not be a wise move for Cavaliers". CrainsCleveland.com. Crain Communications. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  13. ^ Atlanta Hawks TV schedule
  14. ^ Miami Heat schedule
  15. ^ a b Orlando Magic schedule
  16. ^ a b Washington Wizards schedule
  17. ^ Atlanta Hawks Radio Network
  18. ^ HEAT signs Radio Contract with 790 The Ticket NBA.com
  19. ^ "2022-23 Denver Nuggets TV Schedule - Altitude Sports".
  20. ^ Minnesota Timberwolves schedule
  21. ^ "Bally Sports North: Tripleheader plans, channel assignments for spring sports". Fox Sports. March 27, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  22. ^ a b c Oklahoma City Thunder schedule
  23. ^ "Thunder Friday Nights". Oklahoma City Thunder. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  24. ^ Portland Trail Blazers schedule
  25. ^ a b "Home of the Denver Nuggets - Altitude Sports Radio". www.altitudesportsradio.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  26. ^ a b Utah Jazz schedule
  27. ^ a b Golden State Warriors schedule
  28. ^ a b Los Angeles Clippers schedule
  29. ^ a b Lakers Broadcast Information LA Lakers official site
  30. ^ "James Worthy, Chris Mcgee, Dave Miller and Mike Trudell Join Time Warner Cable Sportsnet On-Air Team". NBA.com.
  31. ^ Time Warner Scores L.A. Lakers Regional Sports Network Rights Multichannel News February 14, 2011
  32. ^ "Arizona's Family announces transformative broadcast partnership with Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury". KTVK/KPHO (Press release). Gray Television. April 28, 2023.
  33. ^ Duane Rankin (April 28, 2023). "Phoenix Suns, Mercury leaving Bally Sports Arizona for Gray Television, Inc". Arizona Republic. Gannett.
  34. ^ Jon Lafayette (April 28, 2023). "Phoenix Suns Fast-Break to Broadcast With Gray From Bankrupt Bally RSN". Broadcasting & Cable. Future plc.
  35. ^ Duane Rankin (April 28, 2023). "Diamond Sports Group accuses Phoenix Suns of breach of contract in leaving Bally Sports Arizona". Arizona Republic. Gannett.
  36. ^ "New network to bring Suns and Mercury games to southern Arizona viewers". KOLD-TV. Gray Television. April 28, 2023.
  37. ^ Daniel Kaplan (May 3, 2023). "Diamond Sports sues Phoenix Suns, Mercury to block efforts to form new media outlet". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  38. ^ "Kings Add Kyle Draper as Additional TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Pregame and Postgame Host". NBA.com.
  39. ^ a b Sacramento Kings schedule
  40. ^ Los Angeles Lakers schedule
  41. ^ Afseth, Grant (January 23, 2024). "Mavs Announce New Broadcast Partnership with WFAA". Star Local Media. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  42. ^ Memphis Grizzlies schedule
  43. ^ Hornets, FOX Sports announce new TV rights agreement Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine WWL-TV, June 25, 2012
  44. ^ a b San Antonio Spurs schedule
  45. ^ "DAZN NBA: Das LIVE-STREAM-Programm und alles zur Übertragung | DAZN News DE". DAZN (in German). 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  46. ^ "NBA 2023/24 live: Drei Top-Spiele zum Start der NBA-Übertragungen bei ProSieben und ProSieben MAXX". Ran. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  47. ^ a b "NBA and TNT Sports announce multi-year agreement to deliver live games and programming to fans in the UK and Ireland". Eurosport. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  48. ^ "BBC to broadcast nine NBA games live in UK". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  49. ^ description!, beIN SPORTS. "NBA AND beIN MEDIA GROUP ANNOUNCE MULTIYEAR PA". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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  51. ^ Sports, Manila Standard (2023-09-28). "Cignal is official broadcast, digital partner of NBA, NBA 2K League in the PH". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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