Tag: NBA on ESPN
Mike Breen nearly quit broadcasting before becoming voice of NBA Finals
Mike Breen is preparing to call his 21st consecutive NBA Finals. But according to the longtime ESPN and Knicks broadcaster, it almost never happened.
In...
Draymond Green rips Shams Charania over leaked MVP news: ‘That was embarrassing’
Draymond Green has entered the Shams Charania MVP leak debate. And he didn’t exactly hold back.
Speaking on his podcast Monday, the Warriors forward blasted...
‘Inside the NBA’ finally getting room to breathe during Knicks-Cavs series
Good news for fans of Inside the NBA.
The gloves are apparently coming off a little.
According to Front Office Sports, the popular studio show featuring...
Shams Charania defends breaking Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP news early
Shams Charania is hearing it again.
This time, it’s because the ESPN NBA insider reported that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had won his second straight MVP award...
Cleveland radio voice Tony Rizzo reveals he suffered major heart attack
Longtime Cleveland sports radio host Tony Rizzo returned to ESPN Cleveland on Monday with a frightening explanation for his recent absence.
Rizzo revealed on the...
Mark Jones leaving ESPN, but will remain primary voice of Kings
Veteran broadcaster Mark Jones is stepping away from ESPN, but he isn’t going anywhere when it comes to the Kings.
Jones told Jason Anderson of...
ESPN facing more layoffs; NBA voices largely unaffected
More changes are coming at ESPN.
According to John Ourand of Puck, another round of layoffs is expected in Bristol, part of what has become...
ESPN writer hired as assistant GM of Houston WNBA team
We have ourselves another ESPN-to-front-office jump.
According to multiple reports, Kevin Pelton is headed to the WNBA's Houston Comets as assistant GM and vice president...
NBA media deal reportedly irritates NFL executives
The NBA’s new media deal made a lot of people happy. It also made a few powerful people uncomfortable.
When the league locked in its...
ESPN NBA viewership surges to highest levels in years
ESPN is off to one of its strongest NBA starts in more than two decades.
According to the network and Nielsen, ESPN averaged 2.6 million...
With push from Tim Legler, ESPN restores NBA box scores to sanity
ESPN seems to have rediscovered an old truth that sports fans could’ve told them for free. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
For weeks,...
NBA gets another boost as NBC Sports Network returns to TV lineups
NBC Sports Network is coming back, and the timing could not be more interesting for the NBA.
NBCUniversal announced Thursday that it is reviving NBCSN...
NBA takes over operation of NBA TV from TNT Sports
The NBA has officially taken over control of NBA TV from TNT Sports, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal.
The league will now...
Here’s where to watch national NBA games this season
For the first time, NBA fans will be able to find nationally televised games nearly every day of the week.
That’s the result of the...
