Richard Jefferson defends Doris Burke, praising her resilience and addressing criticism of ESPN’s NBA broadcast team.

ESPN is considering a lot of changes to its NBA coverage and that unfortunately includes Doris Burke's future.

Doris Burke, a pioneering voice in NBA broadcasting, may be calling her final NBA Finals for ESPN this June. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Burke’s position on ESPN’s top NBA broadcast ...

ESPN should have committed to Jefferson earlier, since the new trio could have done more games together to get as many reps as possible before The Finals. Burke is in the Basketball Hall of Fame ...

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said it was “sad” to see Wednesday’s report from The Athletic speculating on Doris Burke’s ...

The Athletic reported Doris Burke, who has been with ESPN since 1991, could be removed from the three-person Finals broadcast ...

Doris Burke has been with ESPN since 1991 and became the first woman to call a major men's sports league's championship series in 2024.

A veritable basketball legend ... That also apparently includes Breen's and Burke's third teammate, Richard Jefferson, even if ESPN is seemingly intent on re-signing him in some capacity.

If Burke's future at ESPN really is uncertain, it would mark a significant sea change at the network that Carlisle eloquently laid out Thursday night.

A New York Times report from Wednesday, June 4 indicated that ESPN was evaluating the future of the network's No. 1 NBA team — namely Burke and fellow analyst Richard Jefferson — after the Finals.