NBA on ESPN Radio

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The NBA on ESPN Radio is a broadcast of National Basketball Association games on the ESPN Radio network. The program began on January 21, 1996 and the current contract runs through the extra season.^[1]

Coverage overview

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

• Select weeknight games, with varying days on a week-by-week basis
• Christmas double header games
• NBA Saturday Primetime games
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day games
• 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

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.

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

• Press Release: 2006-07 NBA SEASON ON ESPN BEGINS NOV. 1
• Press Release: NBA ON ESPN RADIO TIPS OFF NOV. 2
• Houston Chronicle: Durham-Ramsay team to sign off after Finals

External links

• NBA on ESPN Radio
• ESPN Radio official website