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Breen, a 1983 graduate of Fordham University , is currently in his 14th season as an NBA broadcaster, with some of those 14 taking place while Breen worked for NBC up until 2002 , the network's last year as both an NBA and WNBA broadcaster. Breen also did WNBA play-by-play at NBC. He is also the main voice for New York Knicks games on MSG Network , taking over after Marv Albert left over a dispute with Knicks management. Breen has done 4 Olympic Games in his career, 1 Winter Olympics and 3 Summer Olympics . At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Breen called Basketball , handling play-by-play for both the men and the women. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , Breen called Ski Jumping . From 1989 to 2000 , Breen did the sports segment on the WFAN and nationally syndicated '' Imus In The Morning '' talk/comedy radio show. Breen became noted for his Deadpan delivery of false sports news, such as in the mid-1990s reporting that in the previous night's Mets game, ''" Felix Millan went 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored."'' On February 8 , 2006 , with the departure of Al Michaels from the network, ABC announced that Breen would take over as the lead broadcaster for the NBA, including the NBA Finals. EXTERNAL LINKS NOTABLE GAMES CALLED
:"''Now Artest has jumped over the scorers' table, and is trying to get down to the bench! Artest is in the stands! Oh, this is awful! Fans are getting involved. Stephen Jackson 's in the fans."
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