Kevin Harlan on replacing Marv Albert, Reggie Miller-Stan Van Gundy trio for Warriors-Mavericks series
With five Final Four and 13 Super Bowl radio broadcasts under his belt, Kevin Harlan has called some of sports' biggest events. He hopes to rise to the level of legendary NBA voice Marv Albert.
Chris BumbacaKevin Harlan will sit in a chair courtside Wednesday night that, he feels, does not belong to him. It's the same way he felt at the All-Star Game in February.
“I may be broadcasting this game tonight," Harlan texted Marv Albert that night. "But this will always be your seat. This will always be your chair.”
Harlan is Turner Sports' replacement for Albert as the play-by-play voice of the conference finals. He'll be joined by Hall of Fame player Reggie Miller and ex-coach Stan Van Gundy as the Dallas Mavericks face the Golden State Warriors in the opening game of the Western Conference finals.
His goal is an obvious one: rise to the level of Albert, who called NBA games for more than 50 years, and other greats who have preceded him, such as Bob Costas and Dick Stockton.