Slideshow: 10 stars we'd love to see call sports games

SLIDESHOW - Fans respect the opinions of Hall of Famers, but they also want to see personality. It's a fine line that few can walk successfully...

Jul 13, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

With rumors of Shaquille O’Neal joining TNT’s NBA analyst, pre and post game segments just got a lot more entertaining. The staff at theGrio began to wonder about former athletes who would be transition to behind the desk or the sidelines with mic in hand. Fans respect the opinions of Hall of Famers, but they also want to see personality. It’s a fine line that few can walk successfully.

Some of theGrio’s picks for the athletes we would like to see on air are Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Yao Ming, and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson — click through to see why.

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