{"id":1472,"date":"2025-10-18T15:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:18:25","slug":"nbc-sports-reveals-broadcasting-assignments-for-debut-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/podcasts\/nbc-sports-reveals-broadcasting-assignments-for-debut-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Sports Reveals Broadcasting Assignments For Debut Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NBA\u2019s official return to NBC is less than a week away, along with Peacock\u2019s debut of the league\u2019s coverage. NBC Sports has officially revealed their broadcasting assignments for the first two weeks of the 2025-2026 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike Tirico will lead as the primary play-by-play announcer, joined by analysts Reggie Miller and Jamal Crawford for the season opener featuring the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/10\/17\/carmelo-anthony-backing-rockets-star-alperen-sengun-mvp\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> on October 21. While NBC states it has no designated top broadcast crew, Tirico, Miller, and Crawford are expected to cover the Western Conference Finals later this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>New names in new places<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBC\u2019s game coverage will also include analysis from Grant Hill, Robbie Hummel, Austin Rivers, Derek Fisher, Brian Scalabrine, Robbie Hummel and Brad Daugherty. Besides Tirico, additional play-by-play broadcasters include Noah Eagle, Terry Gannon and Michael Grady.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hummel and Rivers will be a part of NBC\u2019s innovative \u201cOn the Bench\u201d broadcasts, which will air on Mondays on Peacock. Both Hummel and Rivers will make their debut on October 27 for the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons matchup, along with Eagle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Courtside reporters include Zora Stephenson, Jordan Cornette, Ashley ShahAhmadi, Grant Liffmann, and John Fanta. Stephenson will join Tirico, Miller, and Crawford for the Oklahoma City opener.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBC\u2019s studio team is led by <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/pressbox\/bios\/maria-taylor\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maria Taylor, host of Football Night in America,<\/a> returning to NBA coverage after hosting ESPN\u2019s NBA Countdown. Ahmed Fareed will serve as secondary host, joined by analysts Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady. Rivers and Scalabrine will also contribute as studio analysts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A spectacular move<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Jordan will appear as a special contributor. Chris Mannix and Grant Liffmann will serve as NBC\u2019s NBA insiders.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Game on. \ud83c\udfae NBA Tip-Off, October 21st on NBC and Peacock. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AALohb2D0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/AALohb2D0a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonNBC\/status\/1955236604903075867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>NBA on NBC and Peacock Broadcasting Schedule<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct. 21 \u2013 NBA Tip-Off: Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysts: Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter: Zora Stephenson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Maria Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct. 21 \u2013 NBA Tip-Off: Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers at 10 p.m. ET<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Noah Eagle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst: Grant Hill<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Ahmed Fareed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analyst: Tracy McGrady<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct. 27 \u2013 Peacock NBA Monday (and Debut of \u201cOn the Bench\u201d): Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons \u2013 at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Noah Eagle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOn the Bench\u201d Analysts: Robbie Hummel (Pistons), Austin Rivers (Cavaliers)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Maria Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct. 27 \u2013 Peacock NBA Monday: Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves \u2013 at 9:30 p.m. ET on Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Michael Grady<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst: Grant Hill<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Maria Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct. 28 \u2013 Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks \u2013 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysts: Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter: Zora Stephenson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Maria Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct. 28 \u2013 Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors \u2013 at 11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Terry Gannon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst: Grant Hill<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter: Grant Liffmann<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Maria Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov. 1 \u2013 NBA Mexico City Game 2025: Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons \u2013 at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Mark Followill<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst: Grant Hill<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Jordan Cornette<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Robbie Hummel, Austin Rivers<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov. 3 \u2013 Peacock NBA Monday: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets \u2013 at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Noah Eagle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOn the Bench\u201d Analysts: Robbie Hummel (Nets), Austin Rivers (Timberwolves)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Maria Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Jamal Crawford<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov. 4 \u2013 Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks \u2013 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Michael Grady<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst: Jamal Crawford<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Maria Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov. 4 \u2013 Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers \u2013 at 11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play-by-Play: Terry Gannon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst: Reggie Miller<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter: Grant Liffmann<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Host: Maria Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA\u2019s official return to NBC is less than a week away, along with Peacock\u2019s debut of the league\u2019s coverage. NBC Sports has officially revealed their broadcasting assignments for the first two weeks of the 2025-2026 season. Mike Tirico will lead as the primary play-by-play announcer, joined by analysts Reggie Miller and Jamal Crawford for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5665,"featured_media":1530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[277,238,15],"tags":[75,256,254,253,255],"class_list":["post-1472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nbcsn","category-sports-media","category-podcasts","tag-featured","tag-maria-taylor","tag-michael-jordan","tag-mike-tirico","tag-reggie-miller"],"modified_by":"TJ Rives","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5665"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1472"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1531,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472\/revisions\/1531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}