McGuire had announced his retirement to follow the 1977 season in early December of 1976. I thought it was an early run to the pools and the meadows. No, McGuire's love for basketball would not be quenched with the attainment of his ultimate goal, but rather spread across the country via the television as he joined NBC and Billy Packer in the NBC broadcast booth. Basketball fans across the globe are the better for it. Fans of the late, great man would expect no less.
All love affairs end.
Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair. McGuire once said. In fact, for the game itself, which loses one of its greatest spokesmen, the love affair with McGuire will never, ever really be over. And basketball wept. You need charisma.