Steve Nash is the exact kind of former athlete who would thrive as a broadcast. He’s smart, funny, and capable of adding insight in a way that anyone can understand. So when word dropped that Nash is going to enter the realm of television, it was one of those things that made a bunch of people go “that makes sense.”
There is a catch to all of this. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Nash is closing in on a deal to join Turner Sports. But he’s not heading to Inside the NBA, at least not right away.
Instead, Nash will reportedly join Turner Sports’ soccer coverage. Turner will begin broadcasting the Champions League next year, and Nash’s ties to the beautiful game are well documented, whether it be as a player or as someone with ownership stakes in clubs in the United States and Spain.
Via the New York Post:
Sources told The Post that Nash would be a studio analyst, among other potential roles, on coverage of the UEFA Champions League coverage, which switches from Fox Sports to Turner’s TNT, TBS, TruTV and a yet-to-be-named streaming service next year. The Champions League is the top club tournament in the world, featuring teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Marchand noted that, currently, there aren’t plans for Nash to assist with NBA coverage. He also wrote that a source at Turner doesn’t want Nash’s hiring to be viewed in the same light as when Fox tried to hire Gus Johnson to be its top soccer broadcaster, who had no experience when put in this role and lasted a year and a half.
Fox Sports currently has the rights to the Champions League. Turner acquired those rights in 2017, and announced that it will broadcast the world’s premier club soccer competition on an exclusive streaming service.
