ESPN’s All-Star Roster of NBA Game Commentators for the 2016-17 Season
ESPN today announced an all-star roster of NBA game commentators for the 2016-17 season. ESPN senior coordinating producer Tim Corrigan, who will again lead ESPN’s and ABC’s NBA game coverage,...
View ArticleOn Newsstands Friday: ESPN The Magazine’s Great Debates Issue
To download cover: http://bit.ly/2dsnn2h ON THE COVER: An Oral History of Bill Belichick: He might be the greatest coach in NFL history, but 41 years into his career, does anyone really know who Bill...
View ArticleESPN Re-signs NBA Senior Writer Marc Stein to Multi-Year Extension
ESPN today announced it has re-signed one of its most prominent and widely-followed NBA commentators, NBA senior writer Marc Stein. In this new, multi-year agreement, Stein will continue to have a...
View ArticleESPN’s The Jump Hosted by Rachel Nichols Returns for Season Two October 24
ESPN today announced that The Jump, its daily NBA studio show, will return for season two starting Monday, Oct. 24, during the opening week of the NBA season. The Jump, hosted by Rachel Nichols, will...
View ArticleFirst Take: NBA Preview Show Prime-time Special Airs Tomorrow on ESPN
A special prime-time edition of First Take will air on ESPN tomorrow (Tuesday), Oct.18, at 9:30 p.m. ET, leading into the LA Clippers vs. Sacramento Kings preseason NBA game. First Take: NBA Preview...
View ArticleOn Newsstands Friday: ESPN The Magazine’s NBA Preview Issue
The NBA season that makes no sense. ESPN The Magazine’s NBA Preview issue highlights team previews and features on Carmelo Anthony, Draymond Green, Tyler Johnson, and more.
View ArticleESPN NBA Countdown: Jalen Rose, Chauncey Billups & Tracy McGrady to Join Host...
ESPN today announced its commentator teams for the Wednesday and Friday editions of NBA Countdown – ESPN’s NBA pre-game show. NBA Countdown host Michelle Beadle will be joined by analysts Jalen Rose,...
View ArticleThe NBA Season Returns to ESPN Deportes
The most extended multiplatform NBA coverage to date with 101 games across ESPN Deportes platforms.
View ArticleESPN Tips Off 2016-17 NBA Season with Two Doubleheaders During Opening...
Two Prime-Time Doubleheaders Spotlighting LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and More SportsCenter on the Road in Cleveland for NBA Champion Cavaliers’ Regular...
View ArticleTranscript: ESPN’s Start of 2016-17 NBA Season Media Call with Jeff Van Gundy...
ESPN NBA analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson discussed the start of the 2016-17 NBA season in a media conference call this afternoon.
View ArticleThe Phoenix Suns Gorilla Takes Over ESPN’s Mexico City Offices in Two New...
In anticipation of the start of the NBA season, ESPN Mexico and ESPN Deportes debut two new “This is SportsCenter” commercials in Spanish
View ArticleNBA on ESPN: Overnight Ratings for Nov. 4 Prime-Time Doubleheader Up 42 Percent
Overnight ratings for ESPN’s prime-time NBA doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 4, were up 42 percent from last season’s comparable windows, according to Nielsen. Friday’s doubleheader averaged a 1.7...
View ArticleSpecial Episode of ESPN’s The Jump at the White House for Cleveland...
Today, Friday, at 5 p.m. ET, ESPN2 will air a special episode of The Jump, ESPN’s daily NBA show, dedicated to the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers’ White House visit this week. The Jump’s...
View ArticleUpdate on Dallas Mavericks Credential Situation
Statement from ESPN President John Skipper: There have been several conversations relative to the concerns Mark has raised. Mark and I both agree that content written by individuals on site is much...
View ArticleOn Newsstands Friday: ESPN The Magazine’s Tall Ball Issue
The Mag’s Tall Ball Issue is an exploration of how height has impacted the NBA and college hoops, and how it will continue to impact the game of basketball in the future.
View ArticleOn Newsstands Friday: ESPN The Magazine’s NFL Chemistry Issue
The NFL Chemistry Issue explores the various personalities and elements that either bring teams together – or tear them apart. Highlights include a cover story on Oakland Raiders’ Derek Carr as well as...
View ArticleESPN Takes NBA Countdown, The Jump & SportsCenter to the Windy City for...
ESPN will take its NBA studio shows – NBA Countdown and The Jump – as well as SportsCenter to the ‘Windy City’ on Friday, Dec. 2, for on-site coverage leading up to – and through – the Chicago Bulls...
View ArticleEarvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Returns to ESPN as NBA Countdown Analyst
ESPN today announced that Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the two-time Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer and sports icon, will return to the company and re-join NBA Countdown as a studio analyst this season,...
View ArticleESPNU and ESPNews Combine to Televise 12 Regular-Season NBA D-League Games...
ESPNU and ESPNews will combine to televise 12 regular-season NBA Development League (D-League) games for the 2016-17 season. The slate will begin Thursday, Dec. 8 when the Delaware 87ers visit the...
View ArticleESPN2 to Simulcast ESPN Deportes’ Spanish-language coverage of the NBA...
To complement ESPN Deportes’ coverage of the NBA during Christmas Day and in an effort to serve a broader Hispanic audience, ESPN2 will simulcast ESPN Deportes’ Spanish-language coverage of the L.A....
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