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One of them will even be in the broadcast booth. ESPN's Mike Breen will be the play-by-play man for his record-extending 21st straight NBA Finals this year. And for the first time, the New York native will be calling the team he grew up rooting for in the championship round. "I'd be lying if I didn't say there are emotions," Breen acknowledged to NBC News this week. In addition to his work for ESPN, Breen has called Knicks games locally for over 30 years. He began as the team's radio announcer in 1991, and after a brief stint as the lead play-by-play man later that decade, he took over the position for good in 2004.

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