About this episode
Mike Breen discusses his experiences and insights as the lead voice of ESPN/ABC's NBA coverage during the Finals.
Episode 627 of the Sports Media Podcast features Mike Breen, the lead voice of ESPN/ABC's NBA coverage. The NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs begin June 3 at 8:30 PM ET on ABC. Breen will call games with Richard Jefferson, Tim Legler and Lisa Salters. In this podcast, Breen discusses his thoughts of this Spurs-Knicks series; the immense value of Victor Wembanyama being in the Finals; why he thinks the series will appeal nationally; what it's been like for him to do a lot of press on the series as the TV voice of the Knicks; the celebrity row that will appear at Madison Square Garden; how he looks at a neutral broadcast; the atmosphere in NYC; what it means that the Knicks-Spurs winner will be the eighth NBA champion in the last eight seasons; calling his 21st NBA Finals; his first NBA Finals call on TV, which was in 2006 with Hubie Brown; calling the 1994 NBA Finals on New York radio when the Knicks lost to the Rockets in seven games; working with Don Imus and being made fun of by Howard Stern' becoming friends with Ben Stiller, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.
People in this episode
Host: Richard Deitsch
Guest: Mike Breen
Topics covered
- NBA Finals
- sports broadcasting
- Mike Breen
- New York Knicks
- San Antonio Spurs
- celebrity culture
- sports media
Keywords
- Mike Breen
- NBA Finals
- ESPN
- New York Knicks
- San Antonio Spurs
- sports media
- broadcasting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ESPN, ABC
Books & works: Sports Media Podcast
Places: New York, Madison Square Garden
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