Late announcer Jim Fagan’s voice will return with the NBA to NBC, courtesy of AI

Many people remember the late Jim Fagan as the rugged voice that proudly informed 1990s and early-2000s basketball fans that they were watching the NBA on NBC.

The distinct sound of Fagan’s voiceovers, with John Tesh’s rousing “Roundball Rock” playing in the background, will be forever linked to the era when Michael Jordan dominated the sport and players like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan were just starting to build their legacies.

Fagan died in 2017 at age 72 after…