Blake Griffin and Dirk Nowitzki will be studio analysts and Taylor Rooks will host studio show when Prime Video begins streaming NBA games in 2025-26.
Amazon signed Griffin and Nowitzki to join host Taylor Rooks when the platform begins its NBA package later this calendar year. Amazon will start its 11-year, nearly $20 billion agreement with the NBA during the 2025-26 season. The Athletic ’s Richard Deitsch previously reported that Rooks would be the host.
Retired NBA stars Blake Griffin and Dirk Nowitzki will be studio analysts when Prime Video begins NBA coverage next season.
Taylor Rooks, who has done incredible work with Turner Sports, will host the program. Ian Eagle, one of the best broadcasters in the game, is the lead play-by-play announcer for the network. It is unclear who else will join him in the booth.
Dirk Nowitzki will reportedly team up with another former All-Star when Amazon begins covering the NBA next season. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Nowitzki and Blake Griffin will join broadcaster Taylor Rooks for Amazon Prime Video’s studio coverage of the NBA.
Amazon Prime Video is closing in on a deal to make Kevin Harlan its No. 2 NBA play-by-player when it begins coverage of the league later this year, sources briefed on the discussion told The Athletic.
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Blake Griffin and Trae Young have merged their AAU programs to form a new team, Legynds Basketball Club, which will compete in Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League.
Amazon Prime Video is closing in on a deal to make Kevin Harlan its No. 2 NBA play-by-player when it begins coverage of the league later this year.
Harlan is the second play-by-play announcer named for Amazon's upcoming NBA coverage after Ian Eagle recently signed a deal with the streaming service. The analysts for both Eagle and Harlan have not been named.
Prime Video has spent recent months setting up its team for its NBA coverage, which is set to begin next season. According to reports, the streamer is in