ESPN and MSG announcer Mike Breen saw his Long Island home was destroyed by a fire Sunday morning.
According to a report from TMZ, no one was home at the time of the fire. Fire department officials were alerted by alarms at the home and also several phone calls by neighbors.
“Mike is a cherished member of the ESPN family and he knows he has our full support through this excruciating circumstance,” ESPN said in a statement obtained by The New York Post. “We know the damage is devastating, and at the same time, we are grateful that he and his family are safe.”
The 61-year-old Breen has served as ESPN’s lead NBA play-by-play announcer since 2006. He’s also served as the New York Knicks play-by-play announcer on MSG for 30 years. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last year.
The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department says the blaze is under investigation.
