{"id":321983,"date":"2025-12-02T04:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/321983\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T04:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:20:10","slug":"steve-scotts-golden-opportunity-leads-him-to-golden-state-warriors-pa-announcer-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/321983\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Scott’s golden opportunity leads him to Golden State Warriors PA announcer job"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — At first glance, you might not think that 64-year-old Steve Scott and 6-time NBA Champion Michael Jordan have a lot in common.<\/p>\n

“I was the 13th guy on a 12-man basketball team. But here I am in the NBA for my 27th season,” said Warriors new public address announcer Steve Scott in a recent interview at Chase Center.<\/p>\n

The Stockton native and San Jose State grad had a love for basketball from an early age and, like Jordan, was cut from his varsity basketball team as a sophomore. As fate would have it, Scott and Jordan’s paths would cross in Chicago. As Jordan’s NBA career was taking off, Scott’s career in the NBA was also beginning, behind the microphone.<\/p>\n

“It was a lot of fun to be a part of the Jordan era, to say from North Carolina, 6-6, Michael Jordan. That’s a thrill, and it still is almost 30 years later,” said Scott. “My first year with the Bulls was the year before the first championship 1989-1990, stayed there in various capacities as a PA Announcer. So I got to do, 12, 14, 15 games a year. It was a lot of fun, then I became the regular full-time announcer. Then, when I went and left to New York, I got picked up as a fill-in announcer there.”<\/p>\n

Scott worked for the New York Knicks through 2015 and thought his career in the NBA might be over, until a new opportunity arose more than a decade later with the Golden State Warriors. By chance, Scott was at a local San Francisco radio station and met with Warriors’ Senior Vice President of Communications Raymond Ridder. The Warriors were in search of a new public address announcer, and over time, it became clear that Scott was the perfect choice for the job.<\/p>\n

When we asked Scott why he still does this, his answer was simple.<\/p>\n

“You know I really love it. I love being a part of the Warriors experience. Honestly, I didn’t know I’d ever be doing it again. I grew up in Central California, the Warriors were my team. Now to have a chance to come back here, this iconic team, iconic players, this iconic building. I really couldn’t say no, how could you?”<\/p>\n

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