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Heinsohn to call Friday's game
With Rebecca Lobo heading to Knoxville, Tenn. this weekend to be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Comcast SportsNet pulled in a replacement with Hall of Fame credentials. NBA Hall of Famer Tom Heinsohn will provide color commentary along side Mike Gorman, who he has worked with for years on Boston Celtics broadcasts.
Here is the release from the Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (June 8, 2010) – NBA Hall of Famer Tom Heinsohn will provide color commentary during Friday night’s Comcast SportsNet broadcast of the game between the Connecticut Sun and the Indiana Fever at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Heinsohn will be joined by longtime Celtic broadcast partner Mike Gorman, who has handled play-by-play duties for local Sun broadcasts since the team relocated to Connecticut in 2003.
“Tom is a legend, especially here in New England, where he has been a part of our sports fabric since the fifties,” Sun Vice President and General Manager Chris Sienko said. “We’re honored to have Tom and Mike Gorman, who have been such a distinguished broadcasting team for so long, help us showcase the best women’s basketball players in the world.”
The NBA Rookie of the Year in 1957, Heinsohn was a six-time All Star who helped lead the Boston Celtics to eight NBA championships from 1957 through 1965. The former Holy Cross star finished his NBA career with 12,194 points, 5,749 rebounds and 1,318 assists, and his number 15 was retired by the team in 1965.
Heinsohn went on to a successful coaching career, leading the Celtics to championships in 1974 and 1976. Honored as the NBA Coach of the Year in 1973, Heinsohn had a 427-263 career record with the Celtics.
Before he coached the Celtics, however, Heinsohn called play-by-play of their games from 1966-69 on local radio. He resumed his broadcasting career after retiring from coaching. In 1981, he was paired with Gorman in a partnership that has become a New England sports institution.
Friday night will be the second of seven high definition broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet, which reaches four million homes throughout New England.
Here is the release from the Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (June 8, 2010) – NBA Hall of Famer Tom Heinsohn will provide color commentary during Friday night’s Comcast SportsNet broadcast of the game between the Connecticut Sun and the Indiana Fever at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Heinsohn will be joined by longtime Celtic broadcast partner Mike Gorman, who has handled play-by-play duties for local Sun broadcasts since the team relocated to Connecticut in 2003.
“Tom is a legend, especially here in New England, where he has been a part of our sports fabric since the fifties,” Sun Vice President and General Manager Chris Sienko said. “We’re honored to have Tom and Mike Gorman, who have been such a distinguished broadcasting team for so long, help us showcase the best women’s basketball players in the world.”
The NBA Rookie of the Year in 1957, Heinsohn was a six-time All Star who helped lead the Boston Celtics to eight NBA championships from 1957 through 1965. The former Holy Cross star finished his NBA career with 12,194 points, 5,749 rebounds and 1,318 assists, and his number 15 was retired by the team in 1965.
Heinsohn went on to a successful coaching career, leading the Celtics to championships in 1974 and 1976. Honored as the NBA Coach of the Year in 1973, Heinsohn had a 427-263 career record with the Celtics.
Before he coached the Celtics, however, Heinsohn called play-by-play of their games from 1966-69 on local radio. He resumed his broadcasting career after retiring from coaching. In 1981, he was paired with Gorman in a partnership that has become a New England sports institution.
Friday night will be the second of seven high definition broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet, which reaches four million homes throughout New England.
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