Tim Kitzrow, the original voice actor on NBA Jam, has been roped in by Valve to provide a commentary pack for DOTA 2.

Sports Illustrated have published a great oral history of the original NBA Jam’s development, which includes gems like “I was down on the monster dunks, I have to admit. I loved the NBA for what it was; I didn’t want to turn this into a clown show.”

A former Midway Games employee is raising money on Kickstarter for a documentary called Insert Coin, a look at the studio in the 90s. At the time, Midway was pumping out classic after classic—NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, Smash TV. Looks interesting!

ESPN brought in Tim Kitzrow, the boom-shakalaka announcer of NBA Jam, to call this package of college and pro dunks.

Wow, EA Sports updated the roster for 2011's NBA Jam: On Fire Edition. The last one was nine months ago.