{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_272nj4rjj7oq23mzg3ha","title":"Trail Blazers May Be Closing in on New Play-by-Play Broadcaster","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/trail-blazers-may-be-closing-in-on-new-play-by-play-broadcaster-272nj4rjj7","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_272nj4rjj7oq23mzg3ha","seq":742828,"kind":"article","title":"Trail Blazers May Be Closing in on New Play-by-Play Broadcaster","url":"https://www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazers-news/116604/trail-blazers-tv-play-by-play-broadcaster-hire-2026-braiden-bell-kyle-draper","summary":"As of the start of Training Camp, 2026, the Portland Trail Blazers do not have a television play-by-play broadcaster lined up for the season. Their former lead man, veteran NBA announcer Kevin Calabro, departed for greener pastures at the start of summer. He’s now slated to join the Minnesota Timberwolves. Portland’s position remains vacant. But […]","published":"2026-09-29T17:31:21Z","seen":"2026-09-29T18:23:36Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-blazersedge-com-48fff8","name":"blazersedge.com","domain":"blazersedge.com"},"via":"kite-blazersedge-com-48fff8","topics":["nba","blazers news"],"authors":["Dave Deckard"],"entities":[{"id":"Q114503391","name":"Trail Blazers","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_272nj4rjj7oq23mzg3ha","category":"sport","category_p":0.75,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.12999999523162842,"political":0.029999999329447746}]}