Hall of Fame centers Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 70 and 56 career Finals games, respectively. Legendary Lakers forward LeBron James has played 55.
ESPN/ABC broadcasting icon Mike Breen, however, has surpassed them all.
Breen will call his landmark 100th Finals game Monday evening when the Nuggets and Heat battle in Game 5 in Colorado. The veteran announcer’s first Finals game came on June 8, 2006, a 90–80 Mavericks win over Miami in Dallas.