Maria Taylor Wastes No Time Messaging Fans After NBA on NBC Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The return of NBA on NBC is scheduled for next season, welcome news for fans of the popular television show, which debuted back in October of 1954.

NBCUniversal is gearing up for its NBA coverage when it begins its long-term rights deal with the league this fall, tapping sports broadcaster Maria Taylor as lead studio host for both the NBA and WNBA.

Four years after her departure from ESPN, Maria Taylor is back covering the NBA. NBC is naming Taylor its lead NBA and WNBA studio host, according to a Monday afternoon report from Richard Deitsch of The Athletic.