Mike Fratello is an Emmy-winning basketball analyst and former NBA and FIBA head coach, widely known as “Czar of the Telestrator” for his innovative use of on-screen play diagramming. In the early 1990s, Fratello began his national broadcasting career with NBC Sports, working alongside legendary play-by-play announcer Marv Albert to call NBA games for three seasons. Albert and Fratello also called all the games of the “Dream Team” at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Fratello’s broadcast contributions have earned him a 2015 New York Emmy Award for Best Sports Analyst and four consecutive nominations (2012-15). His relationship with Turner Sports spans decades, including NBA playoff coverage (1994-96), regular-season work (1999-2004), and Thursday night NBA coverage alongside Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, and Reggie Miller (2009-13). He later joined NBA GameTime Live (2014-19) and appeared on select NBA on TNT telecasts.
Beyond national broadcasts, Fratello served as color commentator for the Nets on YES Network for 10 seasons (2008-18), the Cavaliers on Bally Sports Ohio from 2016-23, and currently serves as analyst for the Clippers. His nine-season YES Network run with play-by-play announcers Marv Albert, Ian Eagle, and Ryan Ruocco contributed to the broadcast team’s 2014 New York Emmy for Best Live Sports Series.