This afternoon, ESPN NBA analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson discussed the 2017 NBA Finals on a conference media call. The 2017 NBA Finals between the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James vs. the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant tips off exclusively on ABC starting Thursday, June 1 […]

Longest-tenured NBA Finals Broadcast Team to Call Historic Cleveland-Golden State Rubber Match: Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson & Doris Burke NBA Countdown, The Jump, SportsCenter & First Take On Site Throughout the Series ESPN3 Second-screen Digital Offerings during Pregame and Postgame More Than 50 ESPN Commentators Contributing to NBA Finals Coverage The 2017 […]

The total live audience (television, plus streaming viewership) for the 2017 NBA Playoffs across ESPN and ABC was up five percent compared to 2016, according to Nielsen. The NBA Playoffs generated a total live audience of 4,488,000 average viewers, compared to 4,266,000 last year. On television, the NBA Playoffs across ESPN and ABC generated 4,376,000 average […]

The National Basketball Association announced today that Charlotte will host NBA All-Star 2019.  The 68th NBA All-Star Game will take place at Spectrum Center, home of the Hornets, on Sunday, February 17, 2019. Regarding the announcement of Charlotte as the host of the 2019 All-Star Game, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said: “For three decades, the […]

By Chris Carlson Generally speaking, based off the last decade or so the first round of the NBA Playoffs lack of real drama or any sort of champion meaning has put a bad tasted in the mouth of fans. And yes, I haven’t forgotten the intense 1st round series from two years ago that featured […]

The All-NBA Teams and NBA Awards finalists will be revealed this week, the NBA announced today. On Thursday, May 18, the league will announce the All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams. Ahead of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on TNT, the finalists for the NBA Awards will be unveiled during a special 90-minute […]

The L.A. Clippers and the NBA Development League today announced that the Clippers have acquired the right to own and operate an NBA D-League team that will begin play in Ontario, Calif., for the 2017-18 season, when the league will be called the NBA Gatorade League.  The team’s name will be the Agua Caliente Clippers […]