The Media Maven blog is reporting that Kevin Calabro will no longer be play by play man for the Portland Trail Blazers.
This raises much speculation. Some good and some bad
Calabro was the announcer for the Seattle Super Sonics until they moved to Oklahoma City to become the Thunder. With the new owner, Tom Dundon taking over with his cost cutting measures, the team's future in the Rose City seems cloudy at best.
The good is that it seems all but certain that the Sonics will return to Seattle shortly, (fingers crossed) and no doubt Calabro would be the top choice to do the play-by-play duties for the new version.
It would indeed be sad if Portland lost its only major sports franchise, especially with the proposed new Seattle team on the horizon.
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Great post Mike. Kevin Calabro is the undeniable, soulful voice of Seattle basketball, and welcoming him back would instantly restore the broken connective tissue of the city's hoops history. Hearing his voice on night one would make the new franchise feel like a true continuation of the Sonics, not a synthetic expansion team. He bridges the gap between the legendary Gary Payton/Shawn Kemp eras and the modern generation of Seattle basketball fans. For a fanbase that suffered a heartbreaking departure, his return to the microphone represents the ultimate full-circle healing moment. His trademark catchphrases—like "Flying chickens in the barnyard!" or "With a millimeter of license!"—bring a poetic, high-energy jazz rhythm to basketball. He is not just a local favorite; his work with ESPN and Turner Sports proves he is a tier-one broadcasting talent on a national scale. He possesses a rare radio-style ability to call television games, keeping viewers hyper-aware of positioning, pacing, and momentum. An NBA return to Seattle without Kevin Calabro would feel like a movie without its soundtrack. Kevin didn't just call games; he gave Seattle's basketball culture its swagger and its vocabulary.
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