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Pat McAfee: Giving betting advice under FanDuel deal was ‘worst world to be in’
"Because people tell you that their kids can't have Christmas anymore because you think a f*cking football team was going to score points."
Kendrick Perkins wished cameras showed more of fans mocking him in ‘Dumb and Dumber’ suits
"I’m glad they’re tuning in."
Charles Barkley after Thunder Game 4 victory: ‘This series is a wrap’
"I thought tonight was a big deal for both teams."
Bill Simmons calls out Pat McAfee over ‘really weird’ Game 4 monologue
"They actually had to stop the game and wait for the monologue to finish before they started playing again."
ESPN’s talking heads have made the NBA Finals about themselves
Charles Barkley vows to get tattoo in Oklahoma City if Thunder win NBA Finals
"OKC, here I come."
Stephen A. Smith criticized for playing solitare during NBA Finals
"If this is real, so help me God."
Kendrick Perkins responds to Pat McAfee’s WWE-style promo with one of his own
"By the way, Pat McAfee..."
Pacers fans troll Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins with ‘Dumb and Dumber’ suits
"No love lost in Indy"
Pat McAfee urges Stephen A. Smith to relax: ‘We understand…your job is to judge people’
"Relax, dude. We understand you’ve been on TV for a long time and your job is to judge people"
Stephen A. Smith takes issue with Tyrese Haliburton’s ‘sensitivity’ after postgame comments
"Focus on the damn Finals. You ain’t won it yet."
Tyrese Haliburton dismisses ‘talking heads’ in NBA media: ‘What do they really know about basketball?’
"The commentary is what it is at this point. It doesn’t matter."
In Finals ratings, star power not market size trumps all else
A new Awful Announcing analysis reveals that, contrary to popular belief, market size isn’t always a reliable predictor of viewership
Adam Silver brushes off criticisms about lack of on-court decals during NBA Finals
"They went away a decade ago."
Pat McAfee got Pacers fans going during Game 3: ‘Let’s turn this sh*t up’
"What the world is about to witness is the loudest building in the history of ball."
Adam Silver discusses NBA Finals ratings before Game 3
"Back 20 years ago, we often didn't win the night when the Finals were on. But the absolute rating is lower now."
Lisa Salters will miss Game 3 of NBA Finals
Jorge Sedano will fill in for Salters.
NBA Finals Game 2 continues soft viewership trend
Sunday's game was the least-watched Game 2 since the "bubble."
NBA Finals Game 2 might have to be produced remotely
Severe weather might put the on-site production trucks in jeopardy.
Brian Windhorst says Tyrese Haliburton is on ‘greatest run of clutch shooting’ in NBA history
Brian Windhorst had high praise for Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton and his clutch heroics throughout the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
NBA Finals Game 1 viewership down nearly 20 percent despite Tyrese Haliburton game-winner
The game peaked with more than 11 million viewers during Indiana's late comeback, which could bode well for Game 2.
Doris Burke emotional after Rick Carlisle’s support: ‘Speaks to the human being he is’
"The man is about to coach Game 1 of the NBA Finals...But he took the time to check in on another human being to make sure I was okay."
Tyrese Haliburton has great reaction to Scott Van Pelt admitting he was once a Pacers skeptic
"We were late to the party too."
LISTEN: TV, radio calls of Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton stunning Thunder in Game 1
"IT'S GOOD! WITH THREE-TENTHS OF A SECOND REMAINING!... TYRESE HALIBURTON DOES IT AGAIN! THEIR FIRST LEAD OF THE GAME!"
