NBA Draft will feature State Farm jingle when picks are made at the Barclays Center
A big win for everyone's favorite reason to watch sports: corporate sponsor integration and synergy!
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ESPN’s NBA lead Dave Roberts talks their NBA changes and a big week, from draft lottery to combine to conference finals
"You have all these marquee events showcasing the NBA and one of the greatest seasons in NBA history, because you just have the kind of parity and interesting storylines and games and series to build just great programming around."
Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley asks reporter “Can u delete this bruh” over story on him exploring NBA, tweets/deletes/tweets his own declaration
"Can u delete this bruh" in relation to a story on comments from his coach was certainly an unusual response from Notre Dame guard Blake Wesley.
LaMelo Ball developing docuseries chronicling preparations for 2020 NBA Draft
Ball's team is seeking $2 million for the rights to the docuseries.
Adrian Wojnarowski ‘focused on’ a particular pick-tipping strategy for NBA Draft
Woj went with one phrase for the NBA Draft picks this time around.
Stephen A. Smith’s latest gaffes include saying European players can come to the NBA at 17, Le’Veon Bell should go to the Panthers
"Luka Doncic could have came over here as a 17- or 18-year old. Frank Ntilikina could have done the same thing." No, they couldn't have.
Bill Simmons jokes he will stop covering sports if the Cavaliers win the draft lottery again
The Cleveland Cavaliers have had their fair share of luck in the NBA Draft lottery this century. In...
Despite pick tipping, NBA Draft draws fifth best overnight rating on record
NBA Draft overnight ratings were down slightly from last year but still quite strong.
Despite the NBA’s push against pick-tipping, the likely first six picks of the NBA Draft have still already been reported
Shams and Woj still got their reporting in, and did so long before the televised broadcast started.
ESPN, Turner, and Yahoo reporters won’t tip NBA Draft picks on social media this year
That means Woj's Twitter feed won't outpace the broadcast anymore.
ESPN will air two separate NBA draft telecasts, with Woj/Schmitz/Marks/Taylor joining the main one, The Jump special on ESPN2
ESPN is presenting a whole lot of options for viewers to follow the NBA draft, from the main broadcast to The Jump to a Twitter live show and ESPN Radio coverage.
Woj says “As far as I know, nothing’s changed” re: draft pick-tipping, explains why Adam Schefter told him to get a second iPhone
"We’ve been focused on the combine and the lottery and I know we’ll start getting into those conversations after that. But draft night is always huge for news and trades."
Unlike with the NFL Draft, ESPN will allow reporters to tweet NBA Draft picks before they’re announced
ESPN doesn't want to get beat by Adrian Wojnarowski on every pick.
