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Cassidy Hubbarth talks ESPN NBA digital coverage with Hoop Streams: “It’s like a dream come true.”
"I'm just very fortunate that I'm not only getting to do this job that I dreamed of doing since middle school, which is sports broadcasting, but that I get to cover the exact sport that I've always held as my favorite sport."
Lisa Salters signs extension with ESPN, will continue on Monday Night Football and NBA broadcasts
Salters will provide some continuity for MNF alongside a new broadcast booth.
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.
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."
Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy mocked Jason Kidd’s weight
"Mike threw the lob and I went and got it"
ESPN and ABC announce 101-game NBA schedule, including Thanksgiving Eve Nets-Celtics/76ers-Warriors doubleheader
There's lots to watch here, including a Suns-Bucks Finals rematch on ABC on March 6.
With The Jump cancelled today, ESPN may be heading down a road without Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor
Malika Andrews to serve as NBA Finals sideline reporter for ESPN/ABC, the role Rachel Nichols held last year
Nichols served as the sideline reporter for this broadcast team during last year's Finals and this year's Western Conference Finals, as well as for most regular-season broadcasts they did this season (including their Christmas Day game).
ESPN producer Tim Corrigan talks back-to-back Game 7s, production in the bubble: “We’re all living and breathing NBA.”
"Whether it's regular-season games or playoff games or conference finals or the Finals, there's just nothing better than getting into these Game 7 positions because there's so much at stake."
Trying to make a big game feel bigger with experimental camera angles isn’t worth it
Innovation is good, but only if it adds something for viewers.
ESPN is reportedly negotiating a buyout with Michelle Beadle, and may wind up reducing NBA Countdown overall
In addition to Countdown personnel changes, the show may wind up being less prominent overall, with The Jump potentially replacing it ahead of Saturday games.
Five takeaways from the 2019-2020 NBA national television schedule
This year's schedule features less Knicks, more Clippers and Pelicans, and earlier starts to many nationally-televised Western Conference games.
