NBA Summer League isn't just an opportunity for young players and assistant coaches to work on their craft.
Television analysts use it too – and that's the case this summer for longtime Miami Heat broadcaster Eric Reid and new tag-team partner John Crotty, who is replacing longtime analyst Tony Fiorentino this fall.
Crotty, 48, and Reid flew into town to call four summer league games on Saturday and Sunday to begin working on their chemistry and timing. None of their work is being broadcast live because NBA TV and ESPN have their own crews. But the Heat is recording the work for Reid and Crotty’s review.