Tim Corrigan is the Senior Coordinating Producer of NBA games for ESPN and ABC. He produces every big game including the NBA Finals, the ABC Prime Time games, the Conference Finals on ESPN, and the marquee Christmas Day game. In this lively interview, Tim describes his job (2:00 mark), reacts to Jeff Van Gundy’s description of him (3:11), and what it’s like to be surrounded by stars on both sides of the camera (3:45). Tim has produced events well beyond the NBA world. He shares memories of the 2004 World Cup and the passion of Brazilian soccer fans (7:00). And one of his best stories was producing the famous LeBron James chase down block in the 2016 NBA Finals and why it was right up there with “Michael Jordan level” heroics (10:18). Mike and Tim discuss Mike Breen’s famous “BANG” call (11:43), their shared memories of watching Lindsay Nelson do Notre Dame football games on tape delay (16:20), the leadership skills and hoop IQ of Mark Jackson (29:00), and the NBA coach who is most like legendary football coach Vince Lombardi (31:48). Fans of the TV industry will enjoy Tim’s perspective on all the different people who contribute to the production of the NBA games we all enjoy.