Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing Front Office Sports, reported Wednesday that Sue Bird is expected to serve as an analyst for NBC and Peacock.
- NBC has not confirmed the hire, and the network has not said whether she will work in studio or on game broadcasts.
- The network resumes WNBA coverage this season as part of its new NBA rights package, which includes multiple WNBA Finals windows after a 1997–2002 run.
- Bird retired in 2022 after a Hall of Fame career and has recent on-air experience co-hosting ESPN’s women’s Final Four alt-cast with Diana Taurasi.
- Front Office Sports previously reported Noah Eagle, Zora Stephenson and Michael Grady as play-by-play announcers for NBC’s WNBA telecasts.