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Richard Jefferson taking ABC’s NBA Finals broadcasting spot abandoned by JJ Redick
The new trio will be on ESPN and ABC calling the NBA Finals, the Western Conference Finals and marquee games throughout the regular season and playoffs. Jefferson has been working with Breen and Burke throughout the current regular season.
Richard Jefferson Will Join Mike Breen And Doris Burke In ESPN’s Top Booth For The NBA Finals
Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were laid off before the 2023-24 season, with Doris Burke being elevated to the top booth alongside Mike Breen and ESPN bringing back Doc Rivers to join them. Rivers lasted just a few months before bolting back to an NBA bench,
Richard Jefferson Will Join ESPN's Top NBA Broadcast Team
ESPN announced on Monday that its new lead NBA analyst will be Richard Jefferson as he officially joins the top broadcast team of Mike Breen and Doris Burke, with Lisa Salters reporting. Jefferson will now help call the 2025 NBA Finals for the first time in his career.
Mike Breen, Doris Burke get NBA Finals partner
The third member of ESPN's NBA broadcast team for the playoffs and the NBA Finals this summer has been announced.
ESPN Makes NBA Finals Announcement
"ESPN today announced that NBA event and studio analyst Richard Jefferson will join Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcasters Mike Breen and Doris Burke to form ESPN’s 2025 NBA Finals team, with Lisa Salters reporting," Ronce Rajan of ESPN Press Room wrote.
Richard Jefferson to join Mike Breen, Doris Burke on ESPN’s top NBA broadcast team: Sources
ESPN’s NBA booth has been in flux since the network let longtime analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson go in 2023.
ESPN has settled on its lead NBA analyst for Finals: report
ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson is poised to jump to the lead analyst chair on ABC and ESPN, including the networks' coverage of the NBA Finals, according to a n
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After $3.5 M investment in alma mater, Richard Jefferson refuses to fund 'unregulated' NIL market
Following a successful career in the NBA, Richard Jefferson is one of countless players who have made a sizable donation to their college basketball program.
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JJ Redick applauds ESPN’s Richard Jefferson decision: ‘He was born to do television’
After calling the NBA Finals for ESPN last season, JJ Redick was very excited to learn Richard Jefferson recently landed his old gig. Monday morning, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported ESPN ...
LeBron James' Two-Word Reaction to Former Teammate's Major Announcement
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"They picked the wrong person" - JJ Redick quips about Richard Jefferson replacing him on broadcasting panel with Mike Breen & Dorris Burke
LA Lakers head coach JJ Redick expressed his thoughts on former NBA star Richard Jefferson joining ESPN's broadcasting panel.
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Richard Jefferson to call NBA Finals as part of ESPN’s top broadcast team, per report
After appearing in the NBA Finals four times as a player, Richard Jefferson is heading back to basketball’s biggest stage. Only this time, it will be as a broadcaster, with The Athletic’s ...
LeBron James’s Former Teammate Lands Major ABC/ESPN Gig: JJ Redick’s Replacement Revealed
Richard Jefferson replaces JJ Redick in the ABC/ESPN NBA commentary booth, joining Mike Breen and Doris Burke for exciting ...