San Antonio Spurs commentator Bill Land will retire ahead of the 2024-2025 season after more than 15 years on the mic, officials with the NBA team said Wednesday. The announcement comes after he was diagnosed in May 2023 with multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer.
Land, who's called games for the team for 15 years, was diagnosed last year with a rare form of blood cancer. San Antonio Spurs commentator Bill Land will retire ahead of the 2024-2025 season after more than 15 years on the mic, officials with the NBA team said Wednesday.
Land has worked with the Spurs since 1990 and became the lead play-by-play announcer in 2008, broadcasting alongside Spurs legend Sean Elliott. Land's last game was April 15, coincidentally the same date as his first day as a broadcaster in 1974, according to Spurs officials. Land was known for his enthusiastic shouts of"Oh, mama!" when players executed outstanding plays.
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