"Clears Mike Breen" - Fans thrilled as Kevin Harlan nears deal to join Amazon Prime Video for NBA game coverage

With the NBA's new media rights deal kicking in next season, longtime TNT Sports commentator Kevin Harlan is reportedly close to joining Amazon Prime Video. The news left NBA fans ecstatic to see one of the league's most renowned voices on the verge of finding a new home.

In July, the NBA signed a historic 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal and Amazon. The shake-up left the statuses of several prominent announcers up in the air. That includes Harlan, who has spent the past few decades with Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT, which is in its final season as an NBA rights holder.

Per The Athletic's Andrew Marchand's Tuesday report, Amazon "is closing in on a deal to make Kevin Harlan its No. 2 NBA play-by-player when it begins coverage of the league later this year."

Harlan is expected to join fellow sportscasting icon Ian Eagle in calling Amazon's premier games. The streaming service also landed former NBA superstars Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin, and host Taylor Rooks for its studio shows.

NBA fans on X/Twitter celebrated the report, with many proclaiming Harlan the league's top commentator over the likes of ESPN's Mike Breen.

"GREATEST COMMENTATOR OF ALL TIME," @KaizenXIX said.

"Need this. My boy's got that GOAT mouth," @nando17celtics wrote.

"Massive W. He's the best in the game," @playmaker said.

"Clears Mike Breen," @HoodiiBron wrote.

Meanwhile, others commended Amazon for zeroing in on one of the biggest fish in the broadcasting business.

"Big W for Amazon," @TruckBon said.

"MASSIVE Amazon W," @BracketNky wrote.

"Amazon absolutely cooking with people who will be good for basketball. What a time to be alive," @RealWashedGamer said.

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Amazon Prime Video in search of analysts to join Ian Eagle and presumed signee Kevin Harlan

While Amazon Prime Video is close to finalizing a deal with Kevin Harlan to work alongside Ian Eagle, it's reportedly searching for additional play-by-play talent.

According to Marchand's Tuesday report, the streaming service "has had talks with" Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade regarding "a hybrid role for in-studio and game coverage." Meanwhile, TNT's Stan Van Gundy and ESPN's Richard Jefferson are also "on Amazon's radar."

Thus, it appears the company is determined to provide NBA fans with a cast of familiar voices when it begins airing games next season.

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