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Oct 25, 2023 · ESPN announced on Aug. 14 that longtime analyst Doris Burke and former NBA player and coach Doc Rivers will replace Jackson and Van Gundy as the lead NBA analysts. Breen will stay on board as...
Jul 31, 2023 · ESPN let NBA analyst Mark Jackson go Monday, July 31, 2023, with two years remaining on his contract. With Jeff Van Gundy also being laid off in late June, ESPN is expected to replace them with Burke and Doc Rivers, people close to the move told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File) Read More. By JOE REEDY.
- jreedy@ap.org
- Sports Writer Based in Los Angeles.
Oct 25, 2023 · Jackson and Van Gundy will be replaced by Doris Burke and former NBA player and coach Doc Rivers, ESPN announced. Breen will still be the network's lead play-by-play announcer.
- Kyle Irving
May 21, 2024 · With the venerable play-by-player Mike Breen, the Hall of Famer Doris Burke and an on-the-rise JJ Redick, in theory, ESPN should provide an excellent listen, but it takes time to develop NBA...
- Andrew Marchand
Aug 1, 2023 · Mark Jackson on Monday confirmed he was fired by ESPN and the expectation now is that Doris Burke and Doc Rivers will replace Jackson on the network’s NBA broadcast.
In 2017, Burke became a regular NBA game analyst for ESPN, becoming the first woman at the national level to be assigned a full regular-season role. Burke replaced Doug Collins , who left ESPN for a job with the Chicago Bulls, but continued sideline reporting for the conference finals and the NBA Finals until 2019. [12]
Aug 1, 2023 · Vescey reported that Jackson has two years left on his contract, which the network will have to pay out in order to bring former 76ers coach Doc Rivers and NBA broadcast veteran Doris Burke on as...
