Mike Breen was on the Zach Lowe Podcast and he told a really cool story.

Last year, when the Knicks made the ECF, Breen and ESPN were calling the WCF. So Harlan called Breen and said that he deserves to call the ECF since the Knicks hadn’t been there in 25 years.

He offered Breen a chance to switch, with Harlan calling TNT and Breen calling ESPN. He told Breen that TNT would be happy to have him and if ESPN didn’t want Harlan and chose one of their own guys, that would be ok because Breen deserved to call the Knicks game.

That’s a really classy move and he sounds like a really good dude (or he just wanted a week off).

FH261169 | Mavericks

721 | 8 hours ago

Kevin Harlan and Mike Breen is the announcers version of Lebron and MJ.

ih-unh-unh | Lakers

111 | 8 hours ago

Except where does that leave Marv Albert

zachthompson02 | Warriors Bandwagon

345 | 7 hours ago

He’s Kobe for…. reasons

Doc-Stallion | Bucks

11 | 6 hours ago

I’m ootl, what are the reasons?

pbcorporeal | Pelicans

69 | 6 hours ago

Similar allegations against each of them.

horse_renoir13 | Timberwolves

4 | an hour ago

Ah man…that sucks

AzulaKahn | Knicks

13 | 37 minutes ago

To be fair to Marv he wasn’t accused of rape. He apparently hired a prostitute and got too excited and bit her on the back. Still very weird but not as bad

anonymousetache

40 | 6 hours ago

Google “it’s legal to bite a hooker if you paid her clowb” to find out more

Ok-Responsibility942 | Timberwolves

1 | 21 minutes ago

At that price he can bite

thatguy12591 | Knicks

1 | 17 minutes ago

How can he bite??

TheFuschiaBaron

1 | 4 minutes ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgTxRSAqtWc&t=29

DStew713

9 | 6 hours ago

Back biting

MoneyElevator | Lakers

14 | 8 hours ago

Dwight Howard?

ih-unh-unh | Lakers

8 | 7 hours ago

Bite your tongue, young man

DudleyDoody | Lakers

7 | 7 hours ago

Too busy biting women like Marv

giddyupyeehaw9 | Bulls

2 | 3 hours ago

In a perfect world we’d have both of them calling the whole finals.

Diqt | Toronto Huskies

1 | 6 hours ago

Eric Collins is Shaq

Jonesbro | Gran Destino

10 | 2 hours ago

He’s curry

AgentOfSPYRAL | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

Yeah I like this, Collins is definitely taking moonshots on some of his calls but goddamn they go in every time.

macGregor182

0 | 2 hours ago

Throw in Ian Eagle and you have a big 3.

dedbeats | Knicks

5 | 40 minutes ago

Eagle isn’t in the same tier as Harlan and Breen

meishsinh

1 | 7 minutes ago

Noah and Ian Eagle are the LeBron and Bronnie James of announcing, just for the nepotism.

royalewlthcheese | Australia

228 | 7 hours ago

Breen is excellent, but man I’d love to see Kevin Harlan call the finals.

I just love him yelling “GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD” while Reggie Miller laughs hysterically in the background.

Resident_Chip_5598 | NBA

50 | 7 hours ago

and Stan Van Gundy just stares into oblivion, dazed

BenAfflecksBalls

14 | 4 hours ago

Breen could do him a solid back… just not this year

FormalDifficult8441 | Bulls

8 | 3 hours ago

Yeah I miss hearing those two together

Mr-RandyLahey

1 | 19 minutes ago

Early in his career Harlan was the local timberwolves announcer and his calls are what I remember most from that era. He was much looser back then since they were so bad. I remember watching games with my brother as we were more entertained by him than the actual game.

I remember Harlan getting so excited after one play from an overweight player he shouted “Even though you have extra blubber I still love you brother!”

black_dogs_22

1 | 24 minutes ago

Harlan is a million times better than Breen

Cheechers23 | Raptors

1 | 24 minutes ago

I hate that Kevin and Reggie aren’t on the same network anymore lol

SuperVaderMinion | MIN

186 | 8 hours ago

It’s such a travesty that Kevin Harlan might never call an NBA Finals

refreshing_yogurt

145 | 7 hours ago

He was very gracious about it on the podcast, essentially saying he feels like Breen represents their whole cohort of announcers that are around that age.

That said, it did highlight how having Breen do it every year sort of locks out a generation of announcers from calling a Finals.

Sudden_Place_1173

170 | 8 hours ago

2 of the greatest in the business

SkaterWu | Knicks

90 | 8 hours ago

Shoutouts to Harlan, one of my favorite broadcasters.

I hope Clyde and Breen get a chance to call the Finals for the Knicks.

Rubberbabeh | Bulls

56 | 8 hours ago

I love that Harlan calls crunch time like a heavyweight boxing match

amateurdormjanitor | 76ers

34 | 7 hours ago

Totally, his cadence and delivery are so intense and have you on the edge of your seat

macarolls

6 | 8 hours ago

I want to see the Knicks win the title just so Clyde can party like its the 1970s!

Affectionate-Art9780 | Nets

0 | an hour ago

You must have meant party like he did in his 70s. The man is 81!

Top_Bat5064

80 | 8 hours ago

I miss kevin Harlan

Pineapplepizza91 | Nuggets

62 | 7 hours ago

Kevin Harlan still calls NBA games. He’s just on Prime Video now

barbaraanderson

9 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, he got the “pleasure” of calling THAT magic pistons game

CornFedPrairiePenis

10 | 8 hours ago

RIP

BB-68 | Suns

42 | 7 hours ago

He’s in a better place now. Him and Wade Boggs can call games in Valhalla

Melodicmarc | Thunder

15 | 7 hours ago

Wade Boggs is still very much alive

essosinola | Raptors

4 | 2 hours ago

Correct, for when we go to Valhalla we never truly die. That’s why we’re doing this, to honour his memory

damnocles | Pistons

1 | 2 hours ago

*boss hoggggg

Derrickmb

4 | 8 hours ago

? Lol

macarolls

39 | 8 hours ago

Kevin Harlan and Mike Breen are like the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird of NBA announcers. Absolute greatness!

Bournerounderz | Spurs

32 | 7 hours ago

I’m calling both games!

cchesters

27 | 7 hours ago

KEVIN HARLAN WITH ALL REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE

StichCarbo

21 | 6 hours ago

Kevin Harlan has been underrated for years because he doesn’t have the NY market behind him. But moves like this show the difference between a guy who loves the game and a guy who loves his own career.

tacomang | Warriors

10 | 7 hours ago

As if I didn’t need more evidence to know that Harlan’s the GOAT

MarchSadness90

7 | 8 hours ago

I think Kevin would switch with anyone now with the partners they gave him

mtmaloney | Bulls

7 | 6 hours ago

I mean, also listen to the recent Zach Lowe episode WITH Kevin Harlan on it, the man is truly a delight to listen to.

solythe | NBA

6 | 8 hours ago

nobody does big moments like Harlan, imo. been listening to him since I was a kid and he just nails those calls.

brnccnt7

6 | 7 hours ago

Two greats

I know Harlan calls NFL games too, I’d like to see Breen call NFL games again too

Psychological_Luck17 | Pistons

5 | 3 hours ago

Harlan is also amazing in his NFL broadcasts. He has a call with a fan running on the field that is goated imo.

AgentOfSPYRAL | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

The man is drunk, but there he goes!!!

He also said he listens to classic NFL films music in his hotel room to get hype before games, absolute legend.

BannedBenjaminSr

5 | 7 hours ago

Kevin Harlan is a saint

gottapoopweiner | Knicks

4 | an hour ago

BANG, BANG, IM CALLING BOTH GAMES

igby1

2 | 7 hours ago

Wait so are Doris Burke and Mark Jackson calling the Finals this year or no? /s

idosade | Knicks

2 | an hour ago

I hope that Harlan moves to call TNF games when Al Michaels retires (which might be after the 2026 season)

AgentOfSPYRAL | Lakers

1 | an hour ago

Hope so, Al desperately needs to be put out to pasture.

Existing_Set2100 | Wizards

-10 | 8 hours ago

Jesus I thought he died

Listen OP

spaceninj | NYK

16 | 8 hours ago

Do people say “shoutout” when someone dies? Lol.

Existing_Set2100 | Wizards

-6 | 8 hours ago

Of course.

Shoutout to my dead homeys.

CraYzySaurous574 | Knicks

4 | 8 hours ago

Good thing it doesnt say dead in the title

Existing_Set2100 | Wizards

-4 | 8 hours ago

It is a good thing.

ProvocativeHotTakes | Knicks

2 | 8 hours ago

That thought didn’t cross my mind at all

Shoutout to Kevin Harlan