Amazon Prime’s NBA coverage is beefing up its journalism ahead of the company’s maiden season broadcasting the league.
Reporters Chris Haynes and Marcus Thompson are joining the team, the network confirmed exclusively to Front Office Sports. Haynes will be a league insider while Thompson will report feature stories.
Haynes has been one of the top NBA insiders for years, with previous stops including ESPN, Yahoo Sports, and TNT Sports/Bleacher Report. Thompson is a highly regarded reporter and columnist for The Athletic based in the Bay Area. He will remain in his role with the New York Times–owned outlet while covering the league for Amazon.
Amazon has been busy staffing up with NBA talents. Last week, current 76ers star Kyle Lowry was added as an analyst, as were former NBA stars Rudy Gay and Jim Jackson.
Game broadcasters include play-by-play announcers Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Michael Grady, and Eric Collins. Stan Van Gundy, Dell Curry, and Brent Barry will serve as color commentators. Cassidy Hubbarth, Kristina Pink, JayDee Dyer, and Allie Clifton will be sideline reporters. The studio show will be hosted by Taylor Rooks, with analysts including Blake Griffin and Dirk Nowitzki. Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash, and Candace Parker will have dual analyst roles between studio and color commentary.
