The Portland Trail Blazers have hired veteran broadcaster Kevin Calabro as their new television play-by-play voice starting with the 2016-17 season, team President & CEO Chris McGowan announced on Friday.
Calabro spent 21 years as a television and radio announcer for the Seattle SuperSonics until that franchise moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. He has since worked as a radio and television broadcast for ESPN radio, Turner Broadcasting and NBA TV.
The Blazers have replaced Mike Barrett with Kevin Calabro, a respected and well known NBA voice.
Here's a look around the web at what fans and media members think about the Blazers newest hire:
Mike Barrett got hosed, but bringing in Kevin Calabro as the new PxP guy is pretty rad.