Jay Williams didn’t want his “awkward” viral moment at the NBA draft to become about him. The longtime ESPN analyst told Front Office Sports he was “extremely uncomfortable” after a tense on-air exchange with colleague Richard Jefferson made the rounds on social media — not because of any lingering beef, but because it pulled attention … Read more
Who knew? We knew. Since Goose Gossage was a gosling, we knew. We always have. Wednesday’s Knicks-Spurs Game 1 was amazing for how the ABC/ESPN crew — the invisible, unheard crew, from cameramen to tape operators — treated it. It was treated like a basketball telecast, no reason to abandon it to press “look what … Read more
Richard Jefferson is finalizing an agreement with ESPN/ABC to return to his role as an NBA analyst on the top broadcasting team, according to The Athletic. With Jefferson, 45, set to return to a team that features Mike Breen, the third leg of the booth seems to be in flux. Questions remain about Doris Burke’s … Read more
Monday’s Game 5 recap of the NBA Finals took an interesting pivot on “SportsCenter.” When discussing the Thunder’s 120-109 home win over the Pacers, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins playfully chided fellow analyst Richard Jefferson over an exchange he was having with Perkins’ wife, Vanity. “Were you just waving at my wife?” Perkins asked Jefferson, who was … Read more
Doris Burke is receiving a lot of love this weekend. While at Oklahoma City’s Devon Park on Friday for the Women’s College World Series between Texas Tech and Texas, Richard Jefferson put out an endorsement for his broadcast partner. He joined the SEC Network pregame show dressed in a “My Favorite Broadcaster is Doris Burke” … Read more
The 2025 NBA Finals could be the first and last for ESPN’s current top broadcasting trio. The future of the booth featuring longtime play-by-play voice Mike Breen and analysts Doris Burke and Richard Jefferson is up in the air, as Burke’s spot “is not guaranteed for next season” and Jefferson is on an expiring contract, … Read more
ESPN broadcaster Richard Jefferson doesn’t want to hear it from the Boston Celtics fanboys. Jefferson, who is on the call for parts of the Knicks-Celtics series for ESPN, responded to famous Celtics fans Bill Simmons and Dave Portnoy, after the booth was criticized during Boston’s Game 3 triumph. “Richard Jefferson might as well throw on … Read more
LeBron James is usually very careful about what he says on the court in front of cameras, but this time he was caught on a hot mic. While chopping it up with ESPN broadcaster and former teammate Richard Jefferson ahead of the Lakers’ loss to the Celtics on Saturday, the two began laughing about the … Read more
One member of Celebrity Row isn’t happy with Richard Jefferson. Actor, comedian, director and Knicks fan Ben Stiller directed some sarcasm at the former NBA player-turned-ABC analyst in the middle of Game 4 of the first-round series with the 76ers. “Richard Jefferson claiming [Joel] Embiid doesn’t get calls, and doesn’t foul,” Stiller wrote on X … 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
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