Editing Marv Albert (section)

====NBC Sports====
Albert was the lead play-by-play announcer for the ''[[NBA on NBC]]'' for most of its run from [[1990–91 NBA season|1990]] to [[2001–02 NBA season|2002]], calling every NBA Finals during that timeframe except for [[1998 NBA Finals|1998]], [[1999 NBA Finals|1999]], and [[2000 NBA Finals|2000]], which were called by [[Bob Costas]] in the wake of Albert's arrest for [[sexual assault]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Janofsky |first=Michael |date=1997-09-26 |title=Marv Albert Pleads Guilty And Is Dismissed by NBC |language=en |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/26/us/marv-albert-pleads-guilty-and-is-dismissed-by-nbc.html |access-date=2023-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |last2=Corwin |first2=Miles |date=1997-09-26 |title=Marv Albert Pleads Guilty in Sex Case, Is Fired by NBC |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-26-mn-36348-story.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Albert resumed his previous position for the [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–2001 season]] and called Game 4 of the [[2002 NBA Finals]], which was the final NBA telecast on NBC.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=1999-06-30 |title=PRO BASKETBALL; NBC Rehires Albert 2 Years After Firing Him (Published 1999) |language=en |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/30/sports/pro-basketball-nbc-rehires-albert-2-years-after-firing-him.html |access-date=2023-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Albert back as NBC's lead announcer |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/12/15/albert-back-as-nbc-s-lead-announcer/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=1999-12-17 |title=TV SPORTS; Once Again, Albert Is at Top of His Game With the N.B.A. (Published 1999) |language=en |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/17/sports/tv-sports-once-again-albert-is-at-top-of-his-game-with-the-nba.html |access-date=2023-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Larry |date=2000-10-30 |title=It's a Full-Circle Journey for Albert |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-30-ss-44359-story.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> During his time on NBC, he continued as the lead play-by-play man for the [[New York Knicks]] on local [[MSG Network]] telecasts and began calling national games for [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] in 1999, as well.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=1999-02-15 |title=PLUS: TELEVISION -- N.B.A.; Albert to Work For Turner Sports (Published 1999) |language=en |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/15/sports/plus-television-nba-albert-to-work-for-turner-sports.html |access-date=2023-08-19}}</ref> When he regained the lead broadcaster position on NBC, he continued to call play-by-play for both networks until the end of NBC's coverage in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |last2=Wise |first2=Mike |date=2002-06-12 |title=PRO BASKETBALL; Final Buzzer For NBC and N.B.A. (Published 2002) |language=en |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/12/sports/pro-basketball-final-buzzer-for-nbc-and-nba.html |access-date=2023-08-19}}</ref>