ESPN’s Mark Jones accidentally buried the ‘late great’ Larry Bird
While Bird certainly qualifies as "great," the 66-year-old Basketball Hall-of-Famer thankfully doesn’t fall into the "late great" category.
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Stephen A. Smith fires back against being ‘called a sellout and a c**n’ over his Jerry Jones defense
"One can only be called a sellout and a c**n and all of this other stuff but so much before you feel compelled to respond."
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.
Mike Breen to miss Game 7 between Celtics & Heat due to positive COVID test
"Breen feels fine and the hope is for him to be available for Game 1 of the Finals."
Listen to radio calls for Deandre Ayton’s winning dunk in Suns’ Game 2 win over Clippers
Clippers' play-by-play broadcaster Noah Eagle did the best job describing the action.
“Zero Fox are given!” Kings analyst Doug Christie had a hilarious line for De’Aaron Fox’s block vs. Nuggets
"How many Fox are given? I say zero Fox are given!"
Mark Jones will be the Sacramento Kings’ primary TV play-by-play voice, will also continue at ESPN
Jones has been at ESPN and ABC since 1990, and will continue to work for those networks in addition to his duties with the Kings.
Black NBA play-by-play broadcasters discuss how few people of color have that job
Only one NBA broadcast team has a Black TV play-by-play announcer. The same is true for radio.
Virginia Tech-Miami saw ESPN cut away before the final play, plus a high-five in the announcing booth after a Miami TD (updated)
"For Olivia Dekker, Dusty Dvoracek and our entire crew, I'm Mark Jones. The Hokies get their first conference win of the year." "Oh, hang on!"
Earthquake stops NBA Summer League game shown on ESPN, Doris Burke calls it ‘one of the scariest moments’ of her life
The scoreboard and speakers were swaying in the arena at Thomas & Mack Center.
ESPN VP Nick Dawson called Mark Jones’ Washington tweet “childish,” “frustrating” in e-mail to Washington AD
Dawson called Jones' tweet "childish behavior that is unacceptable" and "frustrating and disappointing to us on many levels."
ESPN will not assign Mark Jones to Washington Huskies games for the foreseeable future
Mark Jones tweaked Washington in a tweet over the weekend, angering the school and the Pac-12.
