ESPN Will 'Consider' Drastic NBA Announcers Change

ESPN Will 'Consider' Drastic NBA Announcers Change

NBA Fans Want Doris Burke Fired (1:31) As ESPN's NBA broadcast team continues to come under fire, the network is reportedly eyeing drastic changes when it comes to its top announcers as well.Per The Athletic's Andrew Marchand the Worldwide Leader will consider whether or not it wants to continue with Doris Burke alongside Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson, or shift to Tim Legler in that spot."The question that ESPN will have to ask themselves in …

Richard Jefferson has strong public show of support for Doris Burke

On the Air: ESPN's Doris Burke dilemma

The following article "On the Air: ESPN’s Doris Burke dilemma" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. It was the second half of a 2011 Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament contest between Rutgers and St. John’s. ESPN analyst Doris Burke was using a replay to explain how St. John’s was adeptly forcing Rutgers ball handlers toward the sideline to weaken its opponents’ offense. “St. John’s talks an awful lot about multiple extra defenders,” Bur…

Doris Burke's Father Worked In Construction, And Her Mother Raised 8 Children, Dealing With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Doris Burke, an American sports announcer and NBA analyst, is the youngest of eight children born to an Irish-Catholic family headed by George and Mary. She was the first female commentator to call a New York Knicks game on the radio and television. Highlights Doris Burke’s parents neither pushed her into sports nor discouraged her passion. George Sable was a construction worker who woke at 4:30 a.m. daily for 45 years to support his large fam…

Richard Jefferson Shows Support for Doris Burke with Custom Shirt as Her ESPN Future Remains Uncertain

Doris Burke, one of the most respected voices in basketball broadcasting, is receiving an outpouring of support from colleagues and fans alike amid growing uncertainty surrounding her future at ESPN. While attending the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City on Friday, fellow ESPN analyst and former NBA star Richard Jefferson made a bold, visible show of solidarity with Burke. During an appearance on the SEC Network’s pregame show alongsi…

Richard Jefferson: Doris Burke 'has had to deal with so much bullsh*t'

Richard Jefferson is aware of the outside noise. He knows what’s being said about ESPN’s lead NBA booth, about the chemistry between himself, Mike Breen, and Doris Burke. We wrote that the booth is still finding its voice. That was before the 2025 NBA Finals. Also ahead were reports that Burke could be the odd woman out in the booth, even as Jefferson’s contract is set to expire. Jefferson showed support for his colleague by wearing a shirt for …