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Ian Eagle on NBA Announcing, Being a Comedian's Son, First-Game Flop Sweat, and Going 10 Years Without a Mistake

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Is an Announcer More Nervous Than Football?

Heure's. Ion: What makes announcing a basketball game different than announcing other sports? I think the speed of it and the fact that there are very quick crescendoes. Is an announcer more nerve racking? It can be, i don't know if it's more nerve-racking. But nowadays, i think the call is attached to the moment, probably more than ever before because you can get it so quickly.

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