Bob Costas on Michael Jordan, "Roundball Rock," Bill Walton, and 12 Years of the NBA on NBC

The Press Box

Hello, media consumers! The NBA Finals begin this week, so Bryan brings you the podcast a day early, and he welcomes one of the most prolific voices in basketball history, Bob Costas.

They take a look back at Bob’s time with NBC, discussing the following:

• The first year of the NBA on NBC and how Bob was wanted as a play-by-play announcer (2:02)
• The art of putting together the story of the game (6:52)
• Michael Jordan’s run during the beginning of the NBC era (16:22)
• The O.J. Simpson chase during the 1994 NBA Finals (24:28)
• Calling what we thought at the time was Michael Jordan’s final shot in the NBA (41:01)
• The 1998-99 NBA lockout (45:22)

Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Host: Bryan Curtis

Guest: Bob Costas

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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