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Francis Dayle `` Chick '' Hearn -LRB- November 27 , 1916 -- August 5 , 2002 -RRB- was an American sportscaster .. sportscaster. sportscaster. Known primarily as the long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association , Hearn was remembered for his rapid fire , staccato broadcasting style , associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk , air ball , and no harm , no foul that have become common basketball vernacular , and for broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21 , 1965 .. play-by-play. play-by-play. Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles Lakers. National Basketball Association. National Basketball Association. slam dunk. slam dunk. air ball. air ball. Additionally , Hearn started the now common tradition of estimating the distance of shots taken. Of note is that most of Hearn 's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television , even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media .. simulcast. simulcast