NBC to use AI generation to bring back announcer Jim Fagan's voice for NBA broadcasts next season

Fans will have a familiar voice greet them when they turn into an "NBA on NBC" broadcast for the first time in two decades. It will be from a different source.NBC announced Tuesday it will recreate the voice of former NBA announced Jim Fagan, who died in 2017, using AI generation tools for "select title sequences, show opens, and promos for its upcoming NBA coverage." The network uploaded a sample of what's to come on its YouTube page.The original, for reference:The re-creation of Fagan's voice