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.
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Jay Williams nearly broke Keyshawn Johnson’s ankles, exposing dangers of an ESPN Radio basketball game
Williams crossed Johnson up so bad the three-time Pro Bowler dropped like a fawn learning to walk
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!"
ESPN reportedly spiked a 2016 ESPN The Magazine article on the Warriors over “incendiary” Mark Jackson content
"The problem with the feature was simple: the Mark Jackson content was just too incendiary."
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"
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!
Mark Jackson’s analysis of Carmelo Anthony’s defense sets off former coach George Karl
Karl coached Anthony for seven seasons with the Denver Nuggets.
Bill Walton has plenty to say about ‘grass’ and pretends to call a 2000 Indiana Pacers game during Colorado-Oregon broadcast on ESPN
"Great offensive rebounding here by the Buffaloes! Looks like they had some good grass at halftime."
Andre Iguodala claims Mark Jackson was “absolutely” blackballed from NBA coaching after “conflicts” with openly-gay exec Rick Welts
"[Rick Welts] is gay, so there was conflicts with that that was widespread, everyone was talking about that. ..." "Do you think Mark Jackson was blackballed from the NBA?" "I do, yes."
Doris Burke is an obvious upgrade to Mark Jackson, but……
Why won't ESPN give the people what they want?
The in-game interview was deemed not the appropriate setting to ask Brad Stevens about his rotation
Why have an in game interview when you can't ask any prying questions?
