Rick Kamla
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Rick Kamla (born July 19, 1969) is a television personality for NBA TV.
In 1994, Rick Kamla got his start as the senior NBA and NFL editor for Fanball.com and Fantasy Football Weekly.
Rick has hosted or co-hosted nationally syndicated and local radio programs since 1999 on Westwood One, Sports Byline USA, and KFAN-AM (Minneapolis). As a collegian at the University of Minnesota, Rick was play-by-play man for Golden Gopher basketball, football, baseball, and hockey broadcasts on student-run radio WMMR. From 2001-02, Rick was an analyst for the Fantasy Sports Report, a weekly television show dedicated to fantasy football.
In January of 2003, Rick started on NBA TV as the host of NBA TV Fantasy Hoops (originally called Gatorade Virtual GM). NBA TV Fantasy Hoops is an hour long program designed for fantasy basketball enthusiasts or NBA followers. During the show, Rick summarizes the games that were played that day or evening in the NBA from both the fantasy and reality perspectives, takes calls and answers emails, and offers commentary.
Rick is also the play-by-play announcer for NBA TV's Euroleague Game of the Week and host of Basketball International.
Rick lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two sons.
Rick is also a fan of the Grateful Dead and the Disco Biscuits.
Notes
Favorite all-time NBA player is Magic Johnson. To begin each NBA TV Fantasy Hoops show, he awards the Magic Men of the Night in tribute to Magic Johnson. These awards consist of the top daily performer at each of the five positions.
