Amazon nearing deal to hire Kevin Harlan
Amazon signed Griffin and Nowitzki to join host Taylor Rooks when the platform begins its NBA package later this calendar year. Amazon will start its 11-year, nearly $20 billion agreement with the NBA during the 2025-26 season. The Athletic ’s Richard Deitsch previously reported that Rooks would be the host.
Amazon continues to put together a star-studded cast for its maiden voyage into the NBA.
Amazon have just entered the basketball market and are looking to disrupt everything. The $2.35trillion mega corporation has existed in the sports scene for a while but 2025/26 will see Prime
Taylor Rooks, who has done incredible work with Turner Sports, will host the program. Ian Eagle, one of the best broadcasters in the game, is the lead play-by-play announcer for the network. It is unclear who else will join him in the booth.
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Prime Video has spent recent months setting up its team for its NBA coverage, which is set to begin next season. According to reports, the streamer is in
Kevin Harlan is taking his NBA talents to Amazon. The longtime broadcaster is nearing a deal with the company to be “its No. 2 play-by-player when it begins NBA coverage later this year,” according to a report from The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand.
Amazon’s future NBA broadcast team continues to come into focus. According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, Amazon is “closing in on a deal to make Kevin Harlan its No. 2 play-by-player when it begins NBA coverage later this year.
Amazon Prime Video is closing in on a deal to make Kevin Harlan its No. 2 NBA play-by-player when it begins coverage of the league later this year, sources briefed on the discussion told The
Could Ian and Noah Eagle become the Mannings of the broadcast booth? Perhaps premature, but the father and son play-by-play voices (Ian was in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Noah at Houston) are ...
Harlan is expected to join fellow sportscasting icon Ian Eagle in calling Amazon's premier games. The streaming service also landed former NBA superstars Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin ...