Adam Silver brushes off criticisms about lack of on-court decals during NBA Finals
"They went away a decade ago."
"They went away a decade ago."
Jorge Sedano will fill in for Salters.
"Although we've never met her mom, we owe her a debt of gratitude for giving us the gift of Lisa Salters, who is the teammate everyone in our business should strive to have."
"Got bullied into putting digital Larry O’Briens out there."
"My Favorite Broadcaster is Doris Burke."
The game peaked with more than 11 million viewers during Indiana's late comeback, which could bode well for Game 2.
Bad time for a cutaway.
"It was just so sad to see the reports leaked, really unnecessarily, before such a celebrated event."
"...I don’t think anyone in the NBA is worried about that right now because the revenues for TV are guaranteed.”
Here's when the games will be and who will call them, plus matchup analysis.
"To say we didn’t mention it for 2 hours is an actual lie or maybe a bias opinion."
"While we were away..."
"My grandmother...God rest -- you know, bless her this upcoming Mother's Day. She has Alzheimer's. She was ready for this game."
"Man, why are they playing that game at 3:30?"
Through the first round, games are averaging 3.27 million viewers across all networks.
During a conversation on Jaylen Wells' injury, the ABC broadcast saw two zoomed camera shots on teammate Zyon Pullin.
"Has Jay ever watched LeBron play before?"
National NBA viewership is down just 2% versus last season across ABC, ESPN, and TNT.
Across ABC, ESPN, and TNT, NBA viewership is down just 1% versus last year after being down about 20% prior to Christmas Day.
The early-season panic around NBA viewership has given way to a reality that numbers are even if not up over last season.
Saturday's audience increased 29% year-over-year for the Lakers' win over the Nuggets.
The league's viewership is down 5% year-over-year, but was down 19% earlier this season.
There were a ton of notable on-air tributes to Brown, but Tirico's stood out.
"There’s a lot more for this game than me just saying goodbye."