SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond and Tim Hardaway are situated in a broadcast booth above the Chase Center court. In about an hour, they will be providing the play-by-play and color commentary for the Warriors’ game against the San Antonio Spurs. They are not a sideshow on this night; they are the show, sitting in for Bob Fitzgerald and Kelenna Abuzuike on the NBC Sports Bay Area telecast.
Mullin is the only one with broadcast experience, but you wouldn’t know it looking at them. There isn’t a trace of pregame jitters. No need to practice the broadcast cadence. After more than 30 years as teammates and friends, the three members of Run TMC know how to play off each other.
When the cameras come up and the microphones go live, there begins an audience experience akin to watching good friends watching a game.
