Before ABC/ESPN took over the broadcast rights, the finals were on NBC for 12 seasons (1991-2002) and 17 on CBS (1974-90). This is the 21st consecutive NBA Finals for ABC/ESPN.
The ultimate longevity test for an announcer is reaching the century mark in baseball, hockey or basketball. “I take it as an honor to reach that mark that I’ve been able to do that many.” For some reason, to hear that number was surprising to me, and it’s not something even in my wildest dreams that I thought I could do. “I knew how many years I had done the finals, but I never put it into a specific number of games,” said Breen, who is calling his 18th championship series.
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play-by-play voice to eclipse the mark, including the World Series and Stanley Cup Final.īreen missed the first two games of last year’s series due to COVID, which briefly delayed him from reaching the century mark. It will be Breen’s 100th NBA Finals broadcast, making him the third basketball announcer on radio or television to reach that mark. The ABC/ESPN announcer will reach another milestone on June 12 in Game 5 of the Denver-Miami series. Mike Breen is currently the dean of television announcers for the NBA Finals - and he is about to enter rarified air space.
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