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Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, and Jeff Van Gundy’s commentary is now an incredible social media meme
Mike Breen does his best to rein Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy in
Jeff Van Gundy calls some Nuggets fans ‘clowns’ for reactions to Mark Jackson’s Nikola Jokić MVP snub
"Mark's being kind to some of those fans. They were, some of those fans were clowns at the game."
Jeff Van Gundy says social media has ‘a truly negative impact on players’
"All of these young people take so much of their cues on how they're doing through social media. I just hope we're just a little bit kinder to him than we are to some people on social media."
Awful Announcing Podcast: Ryan Ruocco on Jeff Van Gundy, Pat McAfee, Stephen A. Smith, and more
On this episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes was joined by Ryan Ruocco, play-by-play commentator...
Jeff Van Gundy blasts NBA officials during Lakers-Nuggets game
"This league astounds me. What do we want D'Angelo Russell to do? Get out of the way?"
Jeff Van Gundy buries Lakers coach Darvin Ham’s playing days
"With his dunking or his shooting?"
Jeff Van Gundy gets spelling lesson on NBA broadcast
“The three F's: Fast, physical and Fox.”
Jeff Van Gundy couldn’t take Mark Jackson’s RJ-JR Dallas joke
Mark Jackson's tortured "Who shot RJ?" reference/pun drew a deserved "What's wrong with you?" from JVG.
Jeff Van Gundy wanted to ‘choke’ Ryan Ruocco after suffering through his vocal exercise routine
"He’s drinking his hot tea and he’s gargling and he’s giving himself a throat massage."
ESPN’s NBA A-Team scoffs at load management to call a rare doubleheader
While the NBA is getting ripped by fans and analysts for resting its stars too often, the league’s No. 1 announcing crew ignored the load management mindset.
Jeff Van Gundy film room segments are quick, insightful television
These segments aren't groundbreaking, but they represent a nice departure from the normal pregame pablum.
Mike Breen to miss Game 2 of NBA Finals, Mark Jones gets the call
Jeff Van Gundy will be back on the call after missing Game 1 with COVID-19.
Jeff Van Gundy and Adrian Wojnarowski to miss Game 1 of the NBA Finals between Celtics and Warriors after positive COVID tests
Van Gundy’s absence was almost predictable considering how sick he sounded during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Reggie Miller was hyped about idea of a TNT vs ESPN basketball game: “ABC, we want all the smoke!”
"If we were gonna play a game of two-on-two, what would Shaq say? BARBECUE CHICKEN!"
Lakers reportedly interviewed ESPN’s Mark Jackson for head coaching position
Mama, there goes that man... to the Los Angeles Lakers? Mark Jackson is also a finalist for the Sacramento Kings' head coaching job.
Mike Breen interrupts Bill Walton’s story to ask “How do I get you to take a breath?”
"Bill! Bill, Bill, there’s a timeout"
Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy mocked Jason Kidd’s weight
"Mike threw the lob and I went and got it"
Mike Breen: We’ve had enough people slapping each other on TV
"I want someone to SLAP me every time someone says one possession game."
Jeff Van Gundy discusses how ‘contentious’ relationship with Marv Albert led to broadcasting success
"It always centered around [Patrick] Ewing. I didn't think he was particularly fair to Ewing."
ESPN announces Lisa Salters as NBA Finals sideline reporter, extends Jeff Van Gundy
The NBA season returns next week, which means we’re getting final network presentation plans. That includes today’s news...
Jeff Van Gundy, Chauncey Billups among rumored candidates for Trail Blazers’ head-coach opening
Van Gundy could've had the Rockets job last year if he wanted it.
Jeff Van Gundy attempts Running Man, pivots to passionate critique of Law & Order: SVU
Also a phone rang at some point in the first half! What a night!
Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy laugh over missed call of Eric Gordon’s three-pointer Saturday night
"That was an airball, Mike."
Doris Burke is an obvious upgrade to Mark Jackson, but……
Why won't ESPN give the people what they want?