Mike Tirico To Lead NBA Coverage For NBC Sports

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Veteran NBC Sports broadcaster Mike Tirico is returning to the NBA. Tirico, the voice of NBA games for 15 seasons for ESPN from 2002-2016, has been tapped to lead NBC Sports’ NBA coverage for the 2025-26 season. “I could not be more thrilled about returning courtside to call NBA games,” said Tirico. “My 15 years of chronicling the best basketball players in the world still stands as one of the highlights of my career.

Like so many others, my love of the league took hold during the unforgettable days of the NBA on NBC back in the ’90s. The chance to be a part of the team bringing that iconic partnership back to life has us incredibly excited.” Tirico is the voice of NBC Sports’ biggest events, including as its Olympics primetime host and play-by-play annoucer for Sunday Night Football.

Since joining NBC Sports in 2016, Tirico has also hosted or called events such as the Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500, Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final, U.S.

Olympic Team Trials, golf’s U.S. Open, Open Championship, The Players and Tour Championship, among others. NBC enters a new 11-season deal with the NBA in the fall.