Getty With TNT on the verge of losing their NBA coverage in the next media rights deal, a lot of people who have been a part of the network for decades will soon be out of a job. That includes announcer Kevin Harlan. In an interview with Jimmy Traina , Harlan said that while he'll still have his jobs at CBS and Westwood if TNT loses its NBA coverage, he's going to miss being an NBA broadcaster.
He said that he hopes he gets the chance to continue working with Turner even if the NBA isn't on the table anymore. “I still have two very good employers at CBS and Westwood that I love working for, doing the NFL and still getting a little college basketball in,” Harlan said. “But I’d be lying if I said that the NBA didn’t have a very special place in my heart, and I hope in some form or fashion that I continue with Turner, and if not with Turner, we’ll let the fates guide me I guess.
” Harlan lamented that he'll likely be leaving Turner after nearly 30 years with the company, during which they always had NBA coverage. “I’ve been with Turner for 28 years..
. we’ve had a lot of different ownership changes, but we’ve had the NBA that whole time. Turner runs NBA.
com , Turner broadcasting also controls NBA TV, there’s a lot of investment that company has made in the NBA,” Harlan said. “They’ve had them since the mid-80s as a network, so clearly there’s a lot on the line here. There’s nothing I can do.
So I guess my immediate feel is I want to do the best jo.
