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Michael "Mike" Breen (born May 22, 1961) is an American play-by-play sports commentator for NBA on ABC and is the lead announcer for New York Knicks games on the MSG Network. Breen also calls NBA games for ESPN, and was formerly a play-by-play announcer for the New York Giants' preseason games. Breen also called regular NFL season games for both NFL on Fox and NFL on NBC.
Breen, a 1979 graduate of Salesian High School and a 1983 graduate of Fordham University, is currently in his 19th season as an NBA broadcaster, with some of those 19 taking place while Breen worked for NBC up until 2002, the network's last year as both an NBA and WNBA broadcaster. He is also the main voice for New York Knicks games on MSG Network. He first worked with the Knicks as a radio announcer for WFAN from 1992–97, when he was promoted to television play-by-play upon Marv Albert's firing following his infamous sex scandal. He later became Albert's backup upon his return in 1999, before finally becoming the lead play-by-play upon Albert's second dismissal in 2004. On February 8, 2006, with the departure of Al Michaels from the network, ABC announced that Breen would take over as the lead broadcaster for the NBA, including the NBA Finals. His broadcasting career started doing play-by-play for the Marist College Red Foxes basketball team in 1985. Other than his role as ABC's main play-by-play on Sundays, Breen usually works for ESPN on Fridays, and occasionally on Wednesdays, with the rest of his schedule reserved for MSG. He has also called college basketball games for ESPN.
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The fire, it rises from the depths of hell
Fear is shown in all eyes
Our lives considered lost
Those who draw swords
Prepare to die
In darkness it awaits you
It won't die until you die
A bloodbath to remember
Come night you won't exist
Here comes the unwanted creature
This beast stands driven by fear
The taste of flesh satisfies its never ending want
The screams grow louder
I hear the children crying
What do I do
Do I sit and watch this well
I highly fucking doubt it
I feel the need to kill
And with these hands
Your days are numbered
And with these hands you'll be dismembered
I will not fall away
The moon lies darkend
No light for them to see