Longtime broadcaster Stephanie Ready is a legend in the industry. She’s the first woman to ever coach a professional men’s basketball team when she was an assistant coach for the Greenville Groove in the NBA D-League from 2001-2003. Afterward, she took up a broadcasting role with the Charlotte Hornets organization and spent years as a sideline reporter.
In 2015, Ready took on a color commentating role with the Hornets, making her the first full-time female color commentator in the NBA. Unfortunately, the Hornets eventually took her out of the booth and made her move back to a role similar to her sideline reporting duties. Ready, of course, performed excellently in the role as she always has.
But eventually, it became time for her to take a jump away from the Hornets. And on Monday, Ready announced that after finishing her final week with the Hornets organization she would be moving into a broadcasting role with Turner Sports.
Good morning! I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining The Turner Sports Family this month! I’ll be partnered w/ @ripcityhamilton for the rest of the @nba season including playoffs, broadcasting @NBAonTNT VR! Join in on the fun!🏀😍 https://t.co/Xskyg2ZtdQ
— Stephanie Ready (@StephanieReady) December 17, 2018
This is incredible news for not only Ready but NBA fans everywhere. Longtime League Pass-watching fans will know that she was always a bright spot on the Hornets broadcast and the questions she would ask as a sideline reporter were genuinely helpful. Her game analysis is top notch and it was disappointing when the Hornets decided to take her out of the booth.
Ready will now get to take her knowledge of the NBA to a national level. Basketball fans everywhere should be excited about this addition to Turner Sports. They got a good one here.
