Mike Breen Michael " Mike " Breen ( born May 22 , 1961 ) is an American play - by - play sports commentator for " NBA on ABC " and is the lead announcer for New York Knicks games on the MSG network . Breen also calls NBA games for ESPN , and was formerly a play - by - play announcer for the New York Giants ' preseason games . Breen also called regular NFL season games for both NFL on Fox and NFL on NBC . Biography . Basketball . Breen , a 1983 graduate of Fordham University , is currently in his 19th season as an NBA broadcaster , with some of those 19 taking place while Breen worked for NBC up until 2002 , the network ' s last year as both an NBA and WNBA broadcaster . He is also the main voice for New York Knicks games on MSG Network . He first worked with the Knicks as a radio announcer for WFAN from 1992 – 97 , when he was promoted to television play - by - play upon Marv Albert ' s firing following his infamous sex scandal . He later became Albert ' s backup upon his return in 1999 , before finally becoming the lead play - by - play upon Albert ' s second dismissal in 2004 . On February 8 , 2006 , with the departure of Al Michaels from the network , ABC announced that Breen would take over as the lead broadcaster for the NBA , including the NBA Finals . His broadcasting career started doing play - by - play for the Marist College Red Foxes basketball team in 1985 . Other than his role as ABC ' s main play - by - play on Sundays , Breen usually works for ESPN on Fridays , and occasionally on Wednesdays , with the rest of his schedule reserved for MSG . He has also called college basketball games for ESPN as well . When the Knicks made the 2011 NBA Playoffs , he did not call any of the games for MSG due to his involvement with ESPN and ABC ; he did call Games 3 ( with the MSG broadcasts handled by Kenny Albert ) and 4 for ESPN and ABC , respectively . Some of Breen ' s current and past broadcast partners were employed with the Knicks at one point . The list includes former Knicks head coaches Hubie Brown and Jeff Van Gundy , former Knicks players Mark Jackson and Walt Frazier , and current Knicks radio color announcer John Andariese . In addition , he is also the voice of the " NBA Elite " series , beginning with " NBA Elite 11 " , alongside his usual ESPN partners Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy . However , the series was canceled indefinitely . Olympics . Breen has done 5 Olympic Games in his career , 1 Winter Olympics and 4 Summer Olympics . At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Breen called basketball , handling play - by - play for both the men and the women . At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , Breen called ski jumping . Breen served as a play - by - play announcer for NBC Sports coverage of men ' s and women ' s Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Radio . Breen has been a fixture on the radio as well . He began his professional radio career as a sportscaster on WNBC radio in the early 1980s , and frequently substituted for Dave Sims as host of " SportsNight " on the station . From 1989 – 2000 , Breen did the sports segment on the WFAN and nationally syndicated " Imus in the Morning " talk / comedy radio show . Breen became noted for his deadpan delivery of false sports news , such as in the mid - 1990s reporting that in the previous night ' s Mets game , " " Félix Millán went 4 - for - 4 with 3 runs scored " " ( Millán retired in 1977 ) . Personal life . Breen resides in Manhasset , New York with his wife Rosanne and their three children Michael , Nicole , and Matthew .