ESPN selects Richard Jefferson to call NBA Cup Championship Game
The move could indicate that Jefferson is in pole position to call the NBA Finals.
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ESPN may reportedly try out candidates for top NBA team during season
"They're likely not gonna make any moves until maybe the end of the calendar year."
Four leading candidates to join ESPN’s top NBA booth reportedly identified
ESPN is seeking a new analyst for its top NBA booth alongside Mike Breen and Doris Burke.
Jay Bilas, Dave Pasch share tributes to ‘generous soul’ Bill Walton
Jay Bilas and Dave Pasch share heartfelt tributes, remembering Bill Walton not only as a broadcasting legend but also as a kind and generous friend.
ESPN College GameDay crew rips ‘absurd’ calls to fire John Calipari
"There are only two people on the planet who can coach Kentucky — it's Calipari and Pitino."
UNC fan trolls Jay Bilas once again over Duke ties
"I have zero regrets!"
UNC fan chose ‘strategic’ seat behind Jay Bilas to wear Kyle Filipowski trip shirt, show ‘Where’s Dook?’ message
This shirt got a lot of attention.
Jay Bilas shares hilarious meme of Sister Jean in Alcatraz in response to court storming frenzies
ESPN's Jay Bilas became the center of attention after his takes on court stormings. On Saturday, Bilas may have gotten on everyone's good side.
Jay Bilas clarifies court-storming remarks: ‘I’m not trying to arrest college kids’
"They don't want to stop it. So, when they say they do, they're not telling the truth. If they wanted to stop it, they could stop it tomorrow."
Court storming is the perfect storm for hot takes
Everyone has an opinion about court storming in college basketball, but nobody seems to actually want to find a real solution.
Dan Patrick: ESPN helped ‘glamorize’ court storming
"Every highlight during championship week when I used to work at the mothership, they would show the kids storming the court."
Richard Jefferson blasts Jay Bilas for ‘Get off my lawn’ take about court storming: ‘Asinine.’
"Let’s not get old and get the ‘Get off my lawn, get a citation, let’s arrest them all.’ Do we know what we’re talking about when we say these things?"
ESPN’s Jay Bilas suggests arresting fans who rush the court: ‘Court stormings will stop the next day.’
"Just say, 'You're all detained,' and give them all citations, or arrest them if you want to."
Jay Bilas blasts NCAA Tournament expansion: ‘Never underestimate the NCAA’s capacity to do something stupid’
ESPN's Jay Bilas smashed the idea of NCAA Tournament expansion to a potential 96 teams by calling it "profoundly stupid."
Jay Bilas calls for end to ‘dead’ amateurism in college sports, advocates for player contracts
"It's just not that big of a deal."
Jay Williams unwilling to call Caitlin Clark ‘great’…yet
"She's probably the most prolific scorer the game of basketball has ever seen."
Jay Bilas blasts court storming: ‘Fans do not belong on the court ever’
"When somebody gets hurt, we're going to get serious about it."
ESPN shares hilarious John Calipari-Norby Williamson anecdote during game
"Such a good story."
Jay Bilas calls out racial ‘overtones’ in Rand Paul’s NIL comments: ‘Pretty clear dog whistle.’
"I’m surprised he hasn’t been called out on it more to date just like Tommy Tuberville was with the ridiculous things he said recently."
Jay Bilas talks 2023 NBA draft, Victor Wembanyama, and his favorite fictional TV lawyer
After BYU reverses ban on fan, Jay Bilas echoes Duke athletics’ support for Rachel Richardson
"We stand with and up for Rachel Richardson."
Rece Davis fills in for Duke-UNC play-by-play along with hosting College GameDay and ESPN halftime show
Dan Shulman was scheduled for the ESPN play-by-play, but his father passed away.
Jay Bilas criticizes Jim Boeheim’s comments about Jalen Johnson, though coded terms seem misappropriated
“The idea that somehow they’re better without Jalen Johnson is patently false."
Holly Rowe filled in on play-by-play on WVU-Gonzaga after Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas’ remote booth lost power
Rowe did a terrific job of pinch-hitting on play-by-play here.
Awful Announcing Podcast: ESPN’s Jay Bilas talks his basketball past, why he became an analyst, the NCAA’s California actions, and more
Bilas spoke to AA's Ben Heisler about changes in basketball, his past as a player and coach, what it takes to be a good TV analyst, his Young Jeezy tweets, the NCAA's recent actions, and much more.
