That came after Jackson’s broadcast partner (and former coach) Jeff Van Gundy was among the 20-odd boldfaced names let go by the network. Two weeks ago, longtime ESPN NBA announcer Mark Jackson was laid off by the network. The moves come after much sturm und drang in ESPN’s NBA coverage and its coverage as a whole. Albert did, of course, also call games on NBC for a decade before TNT. The raspy-voiced Rivers previously called the NBA Finals on ABC in 2004.īreen is entering his 19 th season as the voice of the NBA Finals and ESPN’s lead NBA play-by-play commentator, approaching the 22-year tenure of the now-retired Marv Albert (at TNT) as the voice of authority in NBA fans’ ears. While some have questioned his playoff record in recent seasons, he has been a measured but firm voice for change in the league, leading the Clippers through the media storm that was owner Donald Sterling’s ouster and speaking up in his capacity as coach on social issues such as the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin and the state of racial politics in the U.S. Rivers is, of course, a longtime NBA coach for the 76ers, Clippers, Magic and Celtics, the latter of which he led to a championship in 2008. 23x42sMq5l- Front Office Sports Today August 14, 2023 She’ll make history as the first woman to call a major men’s championship in the U.S. ESPN has officially named Doris Burke to its lead NBA broadcast team, joining Mike Breen and Doc Rivers.
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