Maria Taylor has officially been named NBC Sports’ lead studio host for the NBA and WNBA. Coverage of the NBA tips off this October on NBC and Peacock. Taylor will host NBC Sports’ NBA studio programs on Sunday and Tuesday nights alongside analysts Carmelo Anthony and Vince Carter.

As fans await the tip-off of the 2025-26 basketball season, NBC Sports has tapped Maria Taylor as lead studio host to cover forthcoming NBA games. Taylor, who already works with the network as host of “Football Night in America” and a contributor to the network’s Olympic coverage,

Taylor also signed a multiyear contract extension with NBC Sports that will have her with the company deep into the 2020s, the source said.