> Mike Fratello is an Emmy-winning basketball analyst and former NBA and FIBA head coach, widely known as “Czar of the Telestrator” for his innovative use of on-screen play diagramming. In the early 1990s, Fratello began his national broadcasting career with NBC Sports, working alongside legendary play-by-play announcer Marv Albert to call NBA games for three seasons. Albert and Fratello also called all the games of the “Dream Team” at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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> Fratello’s broadcast contributions have earned him a 2015 New York Emmy Award for Best Sports Analyst and four consecutive nominations (2012-15). His relationship with Turner Sports spans decades, including NBA playoff coverage (1994-96), regular-season work (1999-2004), and Thursday night NBA coverage alongside Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, and Reggie Miller (2009-13). He later joined NBA GameTime Live (2014-19) and appeared on select NBA on TNT telecasts.
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> Beyond national broadcasts, Fratello served as color commentator for the Nets on YES Network for 10 seasons (2008-18), the Cavaliers on Bally Sports Ohio from 2016-23, and currently serves as analyst for the Clippers. His nine-season YES Network run with play-by-play announcers Marv Albert, Ian Eagle, and Ryan Ruocco contributed to the broadcast team’s 2014 New York Emmy for Best Live Sports Series.