“Nobody breaks down the finer points of basketball better than Hubie Brown," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a news release. "He is the ultimate teacher of the game and an iconic figure to generations of NBA fans. We congratulate Hubie on one of the most extraordinary careers in the history of the league.”

As legendary NBA broadcaster Hubie Brown prepares to call his final game on Feb. 9, 2025, he talked with The Athletic's Richard Deitsch.

- Hubie Brown makes his debut as ESPN commentator before NBA basketball game action as the Toronto Raptors face the Boston Celtics in Toronto, Oct. 19, 2018. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File) Hubie Brown had just taken his first college coaching job in 1968 and didn't expect that he'd also be asked to teach.