INTERVIEW – Forty years after his first steps behind the microphones, the emblematic Franco-American commentator shares the Figaro before the NBA Paris Games 2025.
A time that cannot be experienced by those under 20 years old. The one where NBA fans ” shared VHS tapes » to watch games. With the unmistakable voice of George Eddy. First game on Canal+ in January 1985. “ In the past, when you talked to a Frenchman about American basketball, he thought of the Harlem Globetrotters »he laughed. Having become a commentator after his career as a professional player, the Floridian, who is now 68 years old, will do business on Thursdays (8 pm) and Saturdays (6 pm), to narrate Spurs games by “Wemby”, a young he saw. it grows.
LE FIGARO. – What do you expect before this American week in Paris ?
George EDDY. – Expectations are high for everyone. This is the second return of the child prodigy after the Olympic Games last summer. And there, he was the main star in two games in the regular season of the NBA. This is an event that we never…
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