All in the family: Nepotism is rife in sports broadcasting – Deadspin

This man loves his bowties. In 2019, Johnson said he owns 75-80 of them. The NBA on TNT host has also done play-by-play or studio work for the World Cup, the Olympics, college football, MLB, and golf.

Outside of his on-air work, Johnson and his wife, Cheryl, adopted four children, including a son, Michael, from a Romanian orphanage. Michael was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and died at 33. Johnson, who has survived non-Hodgkin lymphoma and prostate cancer, delivered a heartfelt tribute to his son, stating “there’s value in everybody.”