During the bulls title run days, which player was closest to the announcing crew?
Ray: There were many players who took the time to interact with the scorer’s table staff. Steve Kerr and John Paxson were the nicest. Dennis Rodman gave the scorer’s table staff Converse basketball shoes after he signed a shoe contract with them. HoopsCorner: As a NBA game announcer is there any part of the job that the average person might not be aware of. Anything unusual associated with the job, or anything in particular the fans should pay attention to during announcements? Ray: In my case, people didn’t realize that I announced the entire game. Many people thought I announced the starting line-ups and then left. As for announcing, you need to pay attention to what is going on. The referees give hand signals for the infractions and fouls, and also give the players numbers that same way. If you don’t watch closely you could miss the information. In some instances, the referees were preoccupied and gave the wrong signal or player number. Sometimes we would wait to get their attention
