Sportscaster Jim Gray -- hand-picked by James' associates -- will handle the introduction, announcement and questions.
LeBron James at his basketball camp on the University of Akron campus.LeBron James is expected to announce what NBA team he will sign with by about 9:10 Thursday night, early in the hour-long special that will be televised live by ESPN.
ESPN.com also reports the location from where James will talk:
James will announce his future NBA plans within the first 10 minutes of the 9 p.m. ET special, ESPN said.
Norby Williamson, ESPN's vice president of production, said Wednesday that sportscaster Jim Gray will handle the introduction, announcement and questions. Gray was hand-picked by James' team, who approached the network last week about the special -- -- Williamson said.
Gray and James will be at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Conn., where the interview will take place, ESPN said. The broadcast also will include a long-form interview with ESPN's Michael Wilbon and others via satellite from ESPN's studios in Bristol, Conn.
The Cavaliers hope to keep James, but the Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and New Jersey Nets are also hopeful of signing the two-time NBA MVP.