Mike Greenberg already wears a lot of hats at ESPN, but that won’t stop him from expanding his role with the network.
According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Greenberg will replace Maria Taylor as the host of NBA Countdown. Taylor left earlier this year, signing a lucrative deal with NBC Sports.
Marchand added that Greenberg won’t be the only notable name on NBA Countdown for the 2021-22 season. He’ll be joined by Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon, Jalen Rose and Magic Johnson for the best games on the schedule.
Surprisingly, this will be the first time in Greenberg’s ESPN career that he’ll host a marquee pregame show. He has spent the past severals years working on radio shows and morning talk shows.
Greenberg has not yet commented on his new gig at ESPN, but we’d imagine he’s thrilled with this development. If all goes well, he’ll get to host the NBA Finals in June.
Mike Greenberg will be ESPN’s new host of the NBA Finals, filling the spot vacated by Maria Taylor, The Post has learned.https://t.co/Qoc6BFbZLc
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) October 5, 2021
ESPN is hopeful that its revamped lineup for the NBA season will allow it to compete with TNT’s Inside The NBA. That’s a tall task, but there’ll be plenty of firepower on this upcoming season of NBA Countdown to potentially pull this off.
An official statement from ESPN regarding NBA Countdown should be released before the start of the regular season.
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