NBA on ESPN Radio

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 games on the ESPN Radio network. The program began on January 21, 1996 and the current contract runs through the 2025–26 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
NBA Saturday Primetime 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, Kara Lawson, and Hubie Brown as analysts along with Adam Amin and Sean Kelley for play-by-play.^[2] 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, and Will Perdue.

Availability

The NBA on ESPN Radio is carried in over 325 ESPN Radio affiliates across the U.S. and is also available in most countries 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

^ "ESPN Audio & NBA Reach Nine-Year Agreement Through 2024-25". ESPN MediaZone. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^ 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.

External links

Preceded by NBA Radio	National radio broadcaster, NBA 1996–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[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.

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