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After Long Layoff, Michael Grady is Calling Two Wolves Games This Week

Grady hasn't done many Minnesota games this season due to his national roles, but Timberwolves fans will get to hear him on Monday and Wednesday.
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Timberwolves fans haven't gotten to hear Michael Grady call very many of their team's games this season, as the rising NBA broadcasting star has mostly been hopping around the country calling various national games for Prime Video and NBC/Peacock. But after a long layoff, Grady will be on the call for the Wolves' next two games, beginning on Monday night.

Monday night's rematch between the Timberwolves and Warriors at Target Center (8:30 p.m. CT) will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock as part of a "Peacock NBA Monday" overlapping tripleheader. Grady will be on the call along with two former Wolves players, Robbie Hummel (2013-15 in Minnesota) and Austin Rivers (2022-23). Rivers will be stationed next to the Wolves' bench, while Hummel will be next to the Golden State bench.

Grady will then return to the FanDuel Sports Network North airwaves with Jim Petersen for Wednesday's game in Dallas (7:30 p.m. CT), Petersen has confirmed. It'll be Grady's first FDSN game since a Timberwolves win in Miami on January 3.

Michael Grady and Jim Petersen calling a Timberwolves game for FanDuel Sports Network North.
Michael Grady and Jim Petersen calling a Timberwolves game for FanDuel Sports Network North. | FanDuel Sports Network North

With Grady calling NBC/Peacock games early in the week and Prime Video games later in the week, he simply hasn't been free to do all that many Wolves games on FDSN. The majority of those have featured Alan Horton, who was previously the Timberwolves' longtime radio announcer, handling play-by-play alongside Petersen.

It was estimated before the season that Grady would call about a third of the Wolves' games this season. In reality, it's felt like even less than that (though I don't have the exact numbers). Grady has done a decent handful of local broadcasts and has also called a couple Timberwolves games in a national role. He was on the call for a Peacock game against the Nuggets on Oct. 27 and for a memorable Prime Video win over the Thunder on Dec. 19.

Wolves fans who regularly watch other NBA games have been able to get their Grady fix by hearing him on Peacock and Prime. But those who only watch the Wolves may be disappointed that they haven't gotten to hear him nearly as often as in years past. With that said, Horton is an excellent announcer in his own right who forms a strong tandem with Petersen.

Grady first became the Wolves' lead play-by-play announcer in the 2022-23 season, replacing Dave Benz in that role.

The Timberwolves (27-19) will look to snap a five-game losing streak — their longest skid since December 2022 — on Monday night against the Warriors (26-21). Steph Curry and Draymond Green are both resting for Golden State on the second half of a back to back.

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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