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NBA on ESPN Radio

Field	Value
show_name	NBA on ESPN Radio
image	NBA on ESPN Radio logo.svg
imagesize	200px
format	National Basketball Association
runtime	150 minutes (approximate)
starring	Adam Amin
Jon Barry
Hubie Brown
P.J. Carlesimo
Sean Kelley
Marc Kestecher
Kara Lawson
country	United States USA
home_station	ESPN Radio (1996–)
first_aired	January 21, 1996
last_aired	present

Jon Barry Hubie Brown P.J. Carlesimo Sean Kelley Marc Kestecher Kara Lawson The NBA on ESPN Radio is a broadcast of National Basketball Association (NBA) games on the ESPN Radio network. The program began on January 21, 1996, while the contracts runs through the same timeframe as its television counterpart.

Coverage overview

The NBA on ESPN Radio broadcasts games on a weekly basis, many more than once. Game coverage includes:

Mid-season weeknight games, with varying days on a week-by-week basis
NBA Cup games, including select group stage games, the semi-finals and the final
Christmas double header games
NBA Saturday Primetime games
Select Sunday Night Basketball games
Martin Luther King Jr. Day games (varies by year)
NBA All-Star Weekend festivities, including the All-Star Game
Select postseason games, including all of the NBA Finals

Commentators

Currently, the lead commentary team for the NBA on ESPN Radio is Marc Kestecher and Jon Barry, with occasional contributions provided by P. J. Carlesimo, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Corey Alexander and Kelenna Azubuike as analysts along with Sean Kelley or Mike Couzens for play-by-play. Past contributors to the NBA on ESPN Radio have included Jim Durham, Kevin Calabro, Brent Musburger, Mike Tirico, Dave Pasch, Dave Flemming, Doug Brown, Tim Legler, Howard David, Dr. Jack Ramsay, Will Perdue, Doris Burke, and Hubie Brown.

Availability

As of 2022, the NBA on ESPN Radio is part of ESPN Radio's main lineup, instead of in an opt-in/opt-out basis by ESPN Radio affiliates like in previous years (although affiliates retain the ability to opt out of broadcasts involving their in-market teams). It is also available in several regions outside the U.S. It can also be heard on SiriusXM satellite radio.

Most NBA on ESPN Radio games can be heard on mobile devices and connected televisions via the ESPN app as well as many other radio apps, including TuneIn and iHeartRadio (mostly from ESPN Radio affiliates streaming on iHeartRadio).

References

(6 October 2014). "ESPN Audio & NBA Reach Nine-Year Agreement Through 2024-25". ESPN MediaZone.
(13 July 2016). "Seasoned Commentator Marc Kestecher Named Lead Play-by-Play Voice for the NBA on ESPN Radio". ESPN MediaZone.

Wikipedia Source

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