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NBA on ESPN Radio

Genre	National Basketball Association
Running time	150 minutes (approximate)
Country of origin	USA
Home station	ESPN Radio (1996–)
Starring	Adam Amin Jon Barry Hubie Brown P.J. Carlesimo Sean Kelley Marc Kestecher Kara Lawson
Original release	January 21, 1996 – Present

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 and the current contract runs through the extra season.

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
• 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 Marc Kestecher and Jon Barry, with occasional contributions provided by P. J. Carlesimo, Hubie Brown, 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, and Doris Burke.

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

1. "ESPN Audio & NBA Reach Nine-Year Agreement Through 2024-25". ESPN MediaZone. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
2. Chozet, Tara (13 July 2016). "Seasoned Commentator Marc Kestecher Named Lead Play-by-Play Voice for the NBA on ESPN Radio". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

• 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

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