Tag: NBA on ESPN
ESPN layoffs aren’t just about big contracts
Another summer has brought another round of layoffs at ESPN.
The departures of familiar names such as Karl Ravech, Ryan Clark and others have prompted...
Karl Ravech among ESPN’s third round of layoffs this year
College basketball play-by-play man and longtime SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight host Karl Ravech is among those being let go by ESPN in its latest...
ESPN expressing interest in NBA regional broadcast rights
The bidding for the NBA's future local broadcast platform may already be heating up.
After Sports Business Journal reported that YouTube has emerged as the...
Cavs seventh in way-too-early NBA power rankings
The Cavaliers reached the Eastern Conference finals this season. That apparently wasn’t enough to crack the top five.
In ESPN’s way-too-early NBA power rankings for...
ESPN offseason power rankings place Knicks behind Thunder, Spurs
The Knicks just won their first championship in 53 years. ESPN still isn’t ready to put them at No. 1.
In its first offseason NBA...
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...
