JJ Redick didn’t just take Doc Rivers’ old job — he eviscerated him. The ex-NBA star joined Mike Breen and Doris Burke on ESPN’s top broadcasting team after Rivers left the gig to coach the Milwaukee Bucks in a midseason hire, but Redick isn’t giving him any leeway in his return to the bench. “I’ve … Read more
Michael Kay is never one to hold back, and he let ESPN have it this week after Doc Rivers left the network to become the next head coach of the Bucks. The ESPN New York radio host told his audience on Thursday that the network had “Egg on its face” after it previously let go … Read more
There was an elephant in the arena on Wednesday night, and Mike Breen made sure to address it right away. Before ESPN’s broadcast of the Mavericks vs. Suns game in Dallas, the ESPN play-by-play announcer discussed who was and wasn’t available for the matchup — including Doc Rivers. The now-former ESPN NBA analyst joined the … Read more
Doc Rivers’ tenure with ESPN barely lasted any time at all. And it certainly didn’t go as ESPN envisioned. Rivers was hired as the Bucks’ new head coach on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. He will replace Adrian Griffin, who was fired Tuesday just 43 games into his first year in charge. ESPN shook up … Read more
Anyone watching the Knicks-Nets postgame show on TNT or seeing the latest Doc Rivers development on social media Tuesday night all likely had the same question. What is CNN Sports? Adam Lefkoe delivered the news on TNT, citing CNN Sports, that Rivers, who joined ESPN after being fired by the 76ers last year, has accepted … Read more
With Doc Rivers on the verge of potentially becoming the Bucks coach, his stay as one of the voices of the NBA Finals for ESPN may be over before it really started. It would be stinging for the network because one of the reasons ESPN, according to sources, let go of its longtime analysts, Jeff … Read more
There are no hard feelings from Mark Jackson. After being laid off in July as part of ESPN’s dramatic restructuring, the former NBA analyst wished “nothing but the best” for his replacement in Doc Rivers. “I wish Doc nothing but the best,” Jackson told TMZ Sports in an interview. “He’s a Hall-of-Fame coach. A tremendous … Read more
Kenny Smith wants answers. Amid ESPN’s recent wave of layoffs, which included blowing up the long-standing NBA Finals broadcasting trio of Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Marc Jackson, TNT’s “Inside the NBA” commentator wondered how the network could make such controversial changes. “I’m not really sure how they’re [ESPN] doing it. I’m not really … Read more
Mike Breen called 15 NBA Finals with Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. The trio were synonymous with the sport’s biggest event. But ESPN decided to end the broadcast team by firing Van Gundy in late June and Jackson on Monday. This has left Breen stunned and disappointed. “It’s sad because we really thought we … Read more
J.J. Redick is the front-runner to join ESPN’s top NBA broadcasting team alongside play-by-play announcer Mike Breen and game analyst Mark Jackson, according to Front Office Sports. Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson and Doc Rivers are also reportedly still in the mix for the job. The Post’s Andrew Marchand and Ryan Glasspiegel previously reported that Redick, Burke and … Read more