List of current NBA broadcasters
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The following is a list of current National Basketball Association (NBA) broadcasters for each individual team entering the 2025–26 NBA season.
Regional broadcasters
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Television
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Flagship TV Station | Streaming Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | Drew Carter | Brian Scalabrine Eddie House (select games) |
Abby Chin | NBC Sports Boston[1] | NBC Sports App Peacock |
| Brooklyn | Ian Eagle (primary) Ryan Ruocco (during Eagle's CBS Sports/Amazon 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 when Eagle and Ruocco are on assignment) Justin Shackil (select games when Eagle and Ruocco are on assignment) |
Sarah Kustok Richard Jefferson (select games) Tim Capstraw (select games) |
Meghan Triplett Justin Shackil (select games) |
YES Network WLNY-TV (during April conflicts with the Yankees)[2] |
The Gotham Sports App |
| New York | Mike Breen (primary) Kenny Albert (select games during Breen's ESPN & ABC assignments) Bill Pidto (select games when Breen and Albert are on Assignment) Gus Johnson (select games when Breen and Albert are on Assignment) Tyler Murray (select games when Breen and Albert are on Assignment) |
Walt Frazier Wally Szczerbiak Steve Novak Monica McNutt |
Alan Hahn | MSG Network[3] | |
| Philadelphia | Kate Scott (primary) Tom McGinnis (select games) |
Alaa Abdelnaby | Taryn Hatcher (home games) | NBC Sports Philadelphia[4] | NBC Sports App Peacock |
| Toronto | Matt Devlin | Jack Armstrong | Kayla Grey | TSN[5] (41 games) | TSN |
| Alvin Williams | Danielle Michaud | Sportsnet[5] (41 games) | Sportsnet+ |
Radio
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | Sean Grande (primary) Jon Wallach (select games) |
Cedric Maxwell (Primary) Brian Robb (select games) |
WBZ-FM WROR-FM (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 | Tyler Murray Kenny Albert (During Murray's Absences) Pat O'Keefe (select games) |
Monica McNutt (Primary) Alan Hahn (select games) Wally Szczerbiak (select games) |
WHSQ |
| Philadelphia | Tom McGinnis Matt Murphy (select games) |
WPEN WMGK (selected games) | |
| Toronto | Eric Smith | Paul Jones | CJCL |
| Paul Jones | Jevohn Shepherd | CHUM |
Spanish
| 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
Central Division
Television
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter | Flagship TV Station | Streaming service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Adam Amin (primary) Mark Schanowski (select games when Amin is on assignment for FOX) Zach Zaidman (select games when Amin is on assignment for FOX) Wayne Randazzo (select games when Amin is on assignment for FOX) Connor Onion (select games when Amin is on assignment for FOX) |
Stacey King | K. C. Johnson (select games) Ruthie Polinsky (select games) |
Chicago Sports Network[6] | CHSN |
| Cleveland | John Michael | Brad Daugherty Austin Carr (select games) |
Serena Winters | FanDuel Sports Network Ohio Rock Entertainment Sports Network (5 simulcasts)[7] |
FanDuel Sports Network |
| Detroit | George Blaha (primary) Johnny Kane (fill-in) |
Greg Kelser | Johnny Kane Natalie Kerwin |
FanDuel Sports Network Detroit[8] | |
| Indiana | Chris Denari | Quinn Buckner Eddie Gill (home games) |
Jeremiah Johnson | FanDuel Sports Network Indiana WTHR/WALV-CD (11 simulcasts)[9] | |
| Milwaukee | Lisa Byington Dave Koehn (select games when Byington is on assignment) |
Marques Johnson (primary) Wesley Matthews (backup) |
Melanie Ricks Stephen Watson |
FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin Weigel Broadcasting[a] (8 simulcasts)[10] |
Notes
Radio
| 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 (FanDuel Sports Network 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 when Koehn is on Bucks TV) |
Ben Brust (home games) Justin Garcia (select games) |
WTMJ[10] |
Spanish
Southeast Division
Television
| Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter | Flagship TV Station | Streaming service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Bob Rathbun | Dominique Wilkins Vince Carter (select games) |
Matt Winer (road games) Madison Hock (home games) |
FanDuel Sports Network Southeast WPCH-TV and Peachtree Sports Network (11 simulcasts)[13] |
FanDuel Sports Network |
| Charlotte | Eric Collins Sam Farber (select games when Collins is on assignment for Amazon Prime or Fox) |
Dell Curry Matt Carroll (select games when Curry is on assignment for Amazon Prime) |
Shannon Spake | FanDuel Sports Network Southeast Cox Media Group/Gray Media[a] (12 simulcasts) | |
| Miami | Eric Reid | John Crotty | Kristen Hewitt Will Manso Kelly Saco (select games) Jeremy Tache (select games) |
FanDuel Sports Network Sun/WPLG (12 simulcasts)[14] | |
| Orlando | David Steele | Jeff Turner | Dante Marchitelli | FanDuel Sports Network Florida/Hearst Television[b] (10 simulcasts)[15] | |
| Washington | Chris Miller | Drew Gooden Brendan Haywood (select games) |
Meghan McPeak | Monumental Sports Network[16] | Monumental+ |
Radio
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Steve Holman | Mike Conti | WZGC[17] WVEE |
| Charlotte | Sam Farber Rob Longo (select games when Farber is on TV) |
Matt Carroll | WFNZ |
| Miami | Jason Jackson | Amy Audibert | WQAM |
| Orlando | Jake Chapman | Terrence Ross Michael Carter-Williams |
WYGM[15] WTKS-HD2 |
| Washington | Dave Johnson | Glenn Consor | WTEM[16] WDCH-FM (Selected Games) WFED (Selected Games) |
Spanish
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Television
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter | Flagship TV Station | Streaming service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | Chris Marlowe | Scott Hastings Katy Winge Chris Dempsey |
Katy Winge Chris Dempsey |
Altitude Sports KTVD/KUSA (20 games)[19] |
Altitude+ |
| Minnesota | Michael Grady Alan Horton (select games when Grady is on assignment for NBC or Amazon Prime) |
Jim Petersen | Lea Olsen (home games) Cayleigh Griffin (select games) Ashley Stroehlein (select games) |
FanDuel Sports Network North KARE/North Star Sports & Entertainment Network (4 simulcasts)[20] |
FanDuel Sports Network |
| Oklahoma City | Chris Fisher | Michael Cage | Nick Gallo Paris Lawson |
FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma Griffin Media/Gray Media[c] (4 regular season simulcasts)[21] | |
| Portland | Kevin Calabro Jason Benetti(select road games) |
Lamar Hurd Evan Turner (select games) Steve Smith (select games) |
Brooke Olzendam | Rip City TV Network [d][22] | BlazerVision |
| Utah | Craig Bolerjack | Thurl Bailey | Lauren Green Holly Rowe (select games) |
KJZZ (primary) KUTV (select games) |
Jazz+ |
Notes
Radio
| 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[23] Altitude Sports AM 950[23] |
| Minnesota | Alan Horton | KFXN (selected games) | ||
| Oklahoma City | Matt Pinto | WWLS[21] | ||
| Portland | Travis Demers Rich Burk (fill-in) |
Michael Holton Antonio Harvey (fill-in) Chad Doeing (fill-in for select Home Games) |
KPOJ | |
| Utah | David Locke | Ron Boone | KSL[24] |
Spanish
Pacific Division
Television
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline Reporter | Flagship TV Station | Streaming service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | Bob Fitzgerald | Kelenna Azubuike | Kerith Burke (select games) | NBC Sports Bay Area[25] | NBC Sports App Peacock |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Brian Sieman | Jim Jackson Mike Fratello (select games) |
Kristina Pink Jaime Maggio Lauren Rosen David Pingalore (KTLA games) |
FanDuel Sports Network SoCal (most games) FanDuel Sports Network West (some games) Nexstar Media Group[a] (9 simulcasts)[26] |
FanDuel Sports Network ClipperVision |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Bill Macdonald[27] | Stu Lantz[27] | Mike Trudell[28] | Spectrum SportsNet[29] | Spectrum SportsNet+ |
| Phoenix | Kevin Ray Tom Leander |
Eddie Johnson Ann Meyers Drysdale |
Amanda Pflugrad | KTVK/Arizona's Family Sports[30][31][32][33][34][35] | Suns Live |
| Sacramento | Mark Jones (primary) | Kayte Christensen | NBC Sports California[36] | NBC Sports App Peacock |
Radio
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | Tim Roye | Tom Tolbert (home games) Jim Barnett (road games) |
KGMZ[25] |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Carlo Jiménez | Adam Ausland Mike Fratello (select games) |
KLAC[26] KEIB (if conflict with Los Angeles Dodgers) |
| Los Angeles Lakers | John Ireland | Mychal Thompson | KSPN[37] KLAA (Selected Games) KABC (Selected Games) |
| Phoenix | Jon Bloom | Tim Kempton | KTAR KMVP |
| Sacramento | Gary Gerould | KHTK[36] | |
Spanish
Southwest Division
Television
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Flagship TV Station | Streaming service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | Mark Followill Ted Emrich (select games when Followill is on BTN or NBC assignment) |
Derek Harper Devin Harris Jeff Wade |
Jeff Wade Lesley McCaslin |
MavsTV[b][38][39] | MavsTV (streaming service)[40] |
| Houston | Craig Ackerman | Ryan Hollins | Vanessa Richardson | Space City Home Network | SCHN+ |
| Memphis | Pete Pranica | Brevin Knight | Rob Fischer | FanDuel Sports Network Southeast/Gray Media[c] (7 simulcasts)[41] | FanDuel Sports Network |
| New Orleans | Joel Meyers | Antonio Daniels | Andrew Lopez | Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network WVUE-DT (Select games in New Orleans)[42][43][44] |
Pelicans+[45] |
| San Antonio | Jacob Tobey | Sean Elliott Matt Bonner Fabricio Oberto (select games) |
FanDuel Sports Network Southwest (most games) Tegna Inc.[d] (8 games)[46] |
FanDuel Sports Network |
Notes
- Affiliates include
- KFAA-TV/WFAA (Dallas-Fort Worth)
- KCEN-TV/KCEN-DT2 (Waco)
- KAGS-LD/KAGS-DT2 (Bryan-College Station)
- KYTX/KYTX-DT2/KYTX-DT3 (Tyler-Longview)
- KWES-TV/KWES-DT2 (Midland-Odessa)
- KXVA/KXVA-DT2 (Abilene)
- KIDY/KIDY-DT2 (San Angelo)
- KFDA-TV/KFDA-DT2 (Amarillo)
- KDBC-DT2 (El Paso)
- KGBT-TV (Harlingen)
- KXNU-LD/KGNS-TV/KGNS-DT2/KYLX-DT2 (Laredo)
- KCBD/KMYL/KLCW (Lubbock)
- KXII/KXII-DT2 (Sherman)
- KSHV-TV (Texarkana-Shreveport)
- KJBO/KJBO-DT2 (Wichita Falls-Lawton)
Radio
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Flagship Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | Chuck Cooperstein | Brian Dameris | KEGL |
| Houston | Matt Thomas | Adam Clanton Adam Wexler |
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 | WWL-AM & WWL-FM |
| San Antonio | Dan Weiss | WOAI[46] |
Spanish
| 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
English announcers
National television rights in English language in the United States are held by ESPN/ABC, NBC Sports and Prime Video, with ESPN Deportes and Telemundo broadcasting games in the Spanish language. During the regular season, ESPN and NBC airs most nationally televised games, with additional games streamed online exclusively on ESPN DTC, Peacock and Prime Video. ABC will also air a select number of games nationally.
| Game | Play-by-play | Color analyst(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Rules analyst(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBA on ESPN/ABC | Mike Breen (lead) Ryan Ruocco (secondary) Dave Pasch (secondary) Marc Kestecher (select games) |
Richard Jefferson (co-lead) Tim Legler (co-lead) Doris Burke (secondary) Jay Bilas (secondary) Stephanie White (secondary) Cory Alexander (select games) P. J. Carlesimo (select games) |
Lisa Salters (lead) Malika Andrews (secondary) Katie George (secondary) Jorge Sedano (secondary) Angel Gray (secondary) Alyssa Lang (secondary) Vanessa Richardson (select games) Tim MacMahon (fill in) Taylor McGregor (fill in) |
Steve Javie | ESPN ESPN2 ABC ESPN DTC |
| NBA on NBC | Mike Tirico (lead) Noah Eagle (secondary) Terry Gannon (secondary) Michael Grady (secondary) Mark Followill (secondary) John Fanta (select games) Kate Scott (select games) John Michael (select games) Kevin Ray (select games) |
Reggie Miller (co-lead) Jamal Crawford (co-lead) Grant Hill (secondary) Robbie Hummel (secondary) Austin Rivers (secondary) Vince Carter (select games) Brad Daugherty (select games) Derek Fisher (select games) Mike Fratello (select games) Brian Scalabrine (select games) |
Zora Stephenson (primary) Ashley ShahAhmadi (secondary) Grant Liffmann (secondary) Jordan Cornette (secondary) John Fanta (secondary) Chris Mannix (select games) |
N/a | NBC NBCSN Peacock |
| NBA on Prime | Ian Eagle (co-lead) Kevin Harlan (co-lead) Michael Grady (secondary) Eric Collins (secondary) |
Stan Van Gundy (primary) Dwyane Wade (secondary) Candace Parker (secondary) Brent Barry (secondary) Jim Jackson (secondary) Steve Nash (select games) Dell Curry (select games) |
Cassidy Hubbarth (primary) Allie Clifton (secondary) Kristina Pink (secondary) JayDee Dyer (fill in) |
Prime Video | |
| NBA on ESPN Radio | Marc Kestecher Sean Kelley Mike Couzens Ed Cohen |
P. J. Carlesimo Kelenna Azubuike Cory Alexander Sarah Kustok |
Jorge Sedano (select games) Vanessa Richardson (select games) |
ESPN Radio |
Spanish announcers
| Play-by-play | Color analyst(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Jerez Leonardo Montero Alejandro Pérez Fernando Tirado Julia Headley |
Andrés Nocioni Fabricio Oberto Julio Lamas Miguel Angel Briseno Toño Rodriguez |
Katia Castorena (playoffs) Sebastian Martínez Christensen (playoffs) |
ESPN Deportes ABC (on SAP) |
| Álvaro Martín Alfre Alvarez José Francisco Rivera Edgar Lopez |
Greivis Vásquez Diego Balado Vero Rodríguez |
Diego Arrioja (Sunday Night Basketball) | Telemundo Peacock NBC (on SAP) |
| Álvaro Martín Enrique Garay Alex Blanco Charlie Cancino Carlos Altamirano Fernanda Aguilera |
Omar Quintero Carlos Morales Germán Beder Jorge Mota Mary Carmen Lara Paulina García Robles |
N/a | Prime Video (on SAP) |
International broadcasters
Americas
Central America and Mexico
South America
Argentina: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT Sports/HBO Max[47]
Bolivia: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT/HBO Max[47]
Brazil: ESPN/Disney+ and Prime Video
Chile: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT Sports/HBO Max[47]
Colombia: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT/HBO Max[47]
Ecuador: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT/HBO Max[47]
Paraguay: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT/HBO Max[47]
Peru: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT/HBO Max[47]
Suriname: ESPN, Prime Video
Uruguay: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT/HBO Max[47]
Venezuela: ESPN, Prime Video, TNT/HBO Max[47]
North America and Caribbean
Europe
Albania: Tring Sport
Andorra: DAZN and Prime Video
Armenia: Setanta Sports and Fast Sports
Austria: Sky Sport and Prime Video.[48][49]
Azerbaijan: Setanta Sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Arena Sport and Prime Video
Belgium: DAZN and Prime Video
Bulgaria: Diema Sport
Croatia: Sport Klub and Prime Video
Cyprus: CYTA
Czech Republic: Nova Sport
Denmark: 6'eren/HBO Max
Estonia: Go3 Sport and Prime Video
Finland: TV5/HBO Max
France: beIN Sports and Prime Video
Georgia: Setanta Sports and Silknet
Germany: Sky Sport and Prime Video.[50][49]
Greece: Cosmote Sport and Prime Video
Hungary: Sport1 and Prime Video
Iceland: Stöð 2 Sport
Ireland: Sky Sports and Prime Video
Italy: Sky Sport and Prime Video
Kosovo: Sport
Latvia: Go3 Sport and Prime Video
Liechtenstein: Sky Sport and Prime Video.[48][49]
Lithuania: Go3 Sport and Prime Video
Luxembourg: DAZN and Prime Video
Moldova: Setanta Sports
Montenegro: Arena Sport and Prime Video
Netherlands: ESPN
North Macedonia: Arena Sport and Prime Video
Norway: Rex/HBO Max
Poland: Eurosport/HBO Max
Portugal: Sport TV and Prime Video
Romania: Antena Play and Prime Video
Russia: N/A (MEGOGO was the most recent rights holder in Russia prior to the Russia invasion to Ukraine in 2022. NBA programming of all kinds in Russia has since been discontinued)
San Marino: Sky Sport and Prime Video
Serbia: Arena Sport and Prime Video
Slovakia: Nova Sport
Slovenia: Sport Klub and Prime Video and
Spain: DAZN and Prime Video
Sweden: Kanal 9/HBO Max
Turkey: S Sport and Prime Video
Switzerland: Sky Sport and Prime Video.[48][49]
Ukraine: Maincast
United Kingdom: Sky Sports and Prime Video.[51][52]
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East and North Africa
Asia-Pacific
- Central Asia: Setanta Sports
China: Tencent, Migu, CCTV and Shanghai Media Group
Hong Kong: Now Sports, ViuTV, and NBA TV International
Macau: M Plus
India: Prime Video
Indonesia: Prime Video, Indihome TV and NBA TV International
Japan: Lemino, Prime Video and Wowow
Malaysia: Prime Video
South Korea: Coupang Play and Prime Video[54]
Mongolia: Premier Sports Network and Prime Video
Philippines: One Sports/NBA TV Philippines,[55][56] Prime Video[57] and Disney+[58]
Singapore: Prime Video
Taiwan: Videoland and ELTA Sports[59]
Thailand: AIS Play and Prime Video
Tajikistan: Varzish TV
Vietnam: FPT Play[60]
Oceania
See also
- NBA TV
- NBA TV Canada
- NBA TV Philippines
- NBA League Pass
- NBA on television
- List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters
- List of current NFL broadcasters
- List of current Major League Soccer broadcasters
- List of current National Hockey League broadcasters
- List of historical NBA over-the-air television broadcasters
- List of current WNBA broadcasters
Notes
- 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.