The Jan. 7 Nuggets-Heat telecast will be awesome, baby.
ESPN’s NBA and NCAA commentators are switching roles that night, and the loquacious Dick Vitale, along with Dan Shulman, will broadcast the Nuggets’ game at Pepsi Center at 7 p.m.
“It’s been over two decades since I’ve worked an NBA game,” Vitale said in a statement, “but basketball is basketball at all levels and a free throw is still worth a point. Seeing such talented players as Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony — two players who have gone from Diaper Dandies to Rolls Royce superstars — will bring back so many memories of their incredible performances as college standouts.”
Prior to the NBA game, Mike Tirico, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy will call Davidson at Duke, tipoff at 5 p.m.
Benjamin Hochman: 303-954-1294 or bhochman@denverpost.com
