Eight years after I was hired by WJBC, my dream had evolved into being the radio voice of a team in the National Basketball Association. The NBA had awarded an expansion franchise to the community in which I grew up. It seemed the perfect time to attempt to make a move.
I enlisted the help of two men who played their college basketball here, Doug Collins and Jack Sikma, both of whom had, and still have, deep connections within the NBA. My uncle, a Minnesota boxing Hall-of-Famer, did what he could to sell the Minnesota Timberwolves on my abilities.
Nonetheless, the T-Wolves hired Kevin Harlan, who is now among the most prominent television play-by-play announcers in America. I was flooded with disappointment. But 30 years later, I’m thankful Kevin’s talent level was properly recognized. I have learned enough about the big-time broadcast environment to understand it is not one in which I would have flourished.
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