Albert, who will turn 80 next month, has been calling professional matches for nearly 60 years
Albert, who will turn 80 next month, has been calling professional matches for nearly 60 years and is considered by most the biggest NBA play-by-player of all-time.
A Brooklyn native and Basketball Hall of Famer revered because of his signature”Yes!” Telephone, Albert worked his first Knicks game as a 21-year-old at 1963, filling in for another New York sportscasting giant, Marty Glickman, on WCBS Radio.
Resources stated TNT, where Albert has been the lead play-by-player for at least two decades, recently started calling NBA personnel to pay tribute to Albert during the playoffs.
TNT and Albert are expected to officially announce his retirement plans soon.
Marv Albert will retire at the conclusion of the NBA playoffs, The Post has learned.
Albert, who will turn 80 next month, has been calling professional games for almost 60 decades and is considered by most the greatest NBA play-by-player of all-time.
A Brooklyn native and Basketball Hall of Famer admired because of his trademark”Yes!” Telephone, Albert worked his first Knicks match as a 21-year-old at 1963, filling in for another New York sportscasting giant, Marty Glickman, on WCBS Radio.
Sources said TNT, in which Albert has become the direct play-by-player for more than two decades, recently started calling NBA personnel to pay tribute to Albert during the playoffs.
TNT and Albert are expected to formally announce his retirement programs soon.
It’s still being determined that will be Albert’s spouse for the playoffs, as he will call his final match in the Eastern Conference Finals.
TNT includes Reggie Miller, Grant Hill and Jim Jackson on its own roster of analysts. Concerning future replacements to the No. 1 play-by-play place, Turner includes Kevin Harlan, Ian Eagle and Brian Anderson on its roster.
Albert was the voice of the Knicks for almost four decades over two separate runs. He had to resign from the place in 1997 after a very public trial that comprised information about his sex life. He eventually pled guilty to assault and batterylife. He lost all his broadcasting tasks, including as the voice of the NBA Finals on NBC.
A year later, he came back and eventually regained his Knicks TV job, in addition to the best chair on NBC. He’d stay on with the Knicks before a run-in with team owner James Dolan contributed to his departure in 2004.
Though Albert’s career was legendary on a nationwide level, even crossing over into entertainment with his recurring appearances on David Letterman’s late night programs, his staccato delivery was the soundtrack of Madison Square Garden.
It could be fitting, with the Knicks back in the playoffs, for Albert to phone at least an additional match of the group where he began his legendary NBA career in 1963.