Steve Nash's passion for basketball and soccer is equal.
The basketball Hall of Famer is on a mission to make soccer as favorable to TV viewers as the sport in which he became a two-time Most Valuable Player during his career with the Phoenix Suns.
Turner Sports has a new partnership with startup venture Bleacher Report Football. Nash is an analyst for its coverage of the Champions League soccer playoffs on TNT.
The network will air its championship between Liverpool and Tottenham in Madrid, Spain Saturday at noon Phoenix Time.
Nash understands that being a soccer commentator may cause some fans who don't know his history with the sport to have reservations of his analysis.