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ESPN Unveils Deep Roster of NBA Game Commentators for 2025-26 Season  ESPN Press Room ESPN replacing Doris Burke with Tim Legler on NBA Finals broadcast team – The Athletic  The New York Times Doris Burke demoted from ESPN/ABC’s top NBA broadcast team  The Boston Globe Doris Burke’s Demotion, a Massive College Football TV Preview, and Adam Friedland’s Star Turn  The Ringer ESPN reportedly demotes …

Media Burke agreed to a multiyear extension while accepting the change in roles. Doris Burke had been a color analyst on ESPN/ABC’s top broadcast team since the 2023-24 season. ESPN IMAGES By Chad Finn, The Boston Globe August 28, 2025 | 2:55 PM 1 minute to read ESPN/ABC again has shaken up its lineup of NBA broadcasters, demoting Doris Burke …

ESPN has demoted basketball analyst Doris Burke from its lead broadcast team just months after she called her second NBA Finals. In announcing its NBA broadcast plans for the upcoming season, ESPN said Thursday that Tim Legler would be joining its lead team of play-play-play announcer Mike Breen, analyst Richard Jefferson and reporter Lisa Salters. It also said that team …

ESPN has demoted Hall of Fame NBA analyst Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted longtime network commentator Tim Legler. Legler, who’s been at ESPN since 2000, will join longtime lead play-by-player Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and sideline reporter Lisa Salters on the No. 1 team, ESPN confirmed in a press release Thursday. Burke, who signed a new …

A popular influencer admitted that she regrets not installing a fence around her family’s pool because it ‘could have saved’ her toddler from drowning – after it was revealed that her husband was distracted by the TV when the boy died.  Mommy blogger Emilie Kiser broke her silence Thursday in a lengthy social media post detailing the unimaginable pain she …

ABC/ESPN has demoted Hall of Fame broadcaster Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted network commentator Tim Legler to its No. 1 team, sources briefed on the decision told The Athletic on Thursday. Legler will pair with longtime lead play-by-player Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson for the network’s finals broadcasts. Jefferson recently agreed to a new contract with …

Judge sentences former NBA star Shawn Kemp for shooting at stolen car in Tacoma  Tacoma News Tribune Shawn Kemp, former Seattle Sonics star, sentenced to home monitoring  The Seattle Times Shawn Kemp spared jail time at sentencing for 2023 shooting  KOMO Shawn Kemp sentenced to 30 days of home monitoring, 1 year of community custody in assault case  KING5.com Former Sonics star Shawn Kemp …

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The father of NBA star Jaylen Brown was arrested for Wednesday night’s stabbing at a Las Vegas park that stemmed from a “door ding,” according to a source familiar with the investigation and a police report. Jail records show Quenton M. Brown, 57, was booked sometime Thursday morning on suspicion of attempted murder. His first court …

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The father of NBA star Jaylen Brown was arrested for Wednesday night’s stabbing at a Las Vegas park that stemmed from a “door ding,” according to a source familiar with the investigation and a police report. Jail records show Quenton M. Brown, 57, was booked sometime Thursday morning on suspicion of attempted murder. His first court …

Only one team can win the NBA championship, but plenty of organizations can still feel good about themselves even while falling short. It all comes down to preseason expectations, which are being set in the dead of the offseason. The Cleveland Cavaliers were a fun story last year as they rose from 48 to 64 wins under first-year head coach …