Stu Lantz is headed back to the Los Angeles Lakers’ home broadcasts this season, while Danny Green will take over as the primary analyst for road games.
Spectrum SportsNet made the announcement Wednesday as part of its 2026-27 coverage plans, with Bill Macdonald staying on play-by-play for both sets of games. The setup keeps the familiar Macdonald-Lantz pairing intact at home and gives Green a bigger role on the road.
Green is not exactly starting from zero. Lantz missed the back half of last season, and Green stepped in for several broadcasts during that stretch. That run gave him a chance to get comfortable in the chair before the role becomes a regular part of his work.
Lantz’s place in the Lakers’ broadcast booth has long carried extra meaning. The team’s tribute to Chick Hearn notes that Lantz was his broadcast partner for 15 years, a detail that still hangs over any conversation about the booth and why it matters to listeners who tune in every night.
There’s also clear evidence that fans notice the chemistry. A discussion on the Lakers subreddit from earlier showed support for Lantz and Macdonald because they were willing to criticize the Lakers when needed and give opponents credit when it was due. Some commenters also said they liked the way Green worked with Macdonald during his fill-in appearances.
That’s the standard Green now has to meet on a more permanent basis: not just calling games, but building the kind of pairing fans want to stick with all night.
Spectrum’s coverage schedule begins with media day on Sept. 28, followed by all five preseason games and 67 regular-season games. The preseason slate opens against Sacramento on Oct. 5, and the first regular-season telecast is against the Clippers on Oct. 23.
The Lakers’ 2020 championship replica ring giveaway is set for the Jan. 24 home game against Washington.
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