When Kevin Harlan left the Timberwolves in 1998, the franchise’s original broadcast voice — with emphasis on “original” — advanced to network notoriety and far higher tax brackets.
It also left him without a team for which to cheer.
Now the comparatively understated voice of the NFL for CBS on Sunday afternoons and Westwood One radio on Monday nights, the man who also works NBA games for TNT on Thursdays roots these days only for an entertaining game to call.
“That’s the difference,” he said. “When I was with the Timberwolves, I wanted them to win and wanted them to play well.