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After six seasons with the Sacramento Kings, Kyle Draper is leaving his role as play-by-play announcer. Draper tag-teamed the role with longtime ESPN announcer Mark Jones, calling plenty of games while Jones was on national duty. However, last week Jones announced his own departure from ESPN after serving the WorldWide Leader in Sports for the…
Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026, was a hard night for ESPN’s NBA broadcasters, Doris Burke and Mark Jones, who called his final game for the network when the Boston Celtics took on the Orlando Magic. During the broadcast, Burke paid a heartfelt tribute to Jones. They shared their “love” for each other after Burke gave Jones […] The post Doris Burke fights off tears in heartwarming farewell message to Mark Jones appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Sunday night’s NBA game between the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics was the final broadcast of play-by-play announcer Mark Jones’ 36-year career with ESPN. After joining ESPN in 1990, Jones is leaving the network by choice. However, Jones isn’t retiring from broadcasting. He recently said that he hopes to remain the play-by-play voice of the…
Mark Jones is leaving ESPN after 36 years, but he isn’t done. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that Jones left by choice, that he simply felt it was time, and that ESPN told him he could have stayed if he wanted. “Mark has made an enduring impact at ESPN since 1990, serving as…
Veteran announcer Mark Jones is leaving the ESPN booth behind, but he isn’t hanging up his headset just yet. Jones announced on Friday that Sunday’s game between the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics at TD Garden will be his last on the call for ESPN. He shared the news in a heartfelt post on Instagram. … The post Mark Jones’ plan after leaving ESPN revealed appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
A LONGTIME ESPN star has walked away from the network after 36 years. The veteran sports broadcaster will call his final game for ESPN over the weekend. The NBA regular…
Mark Jones bids farewell after 36 years with the ESPN network.
Mark Jones is leaving ESPN after thirty-six years, prompting fans and media to call the departure a huge loss for the network.
Far-left, racially obsessed broadcaster Mark Jones is leaving ESPN. Here's a look back at some of his most embarrassing moments.
His last broadcast will be Sunday’s Celtics-Magic game at 6 p.m.
Mark Jones is one of the longest-tenured announcers at ESPN, having worked with the network since 1990. However, his time with the Worldwide Leader in Sports is coming to an end. According to Andrew Marchand at The Athletic, Jones will work his last telecast with ESPN when he calls the Celtics-Magic game on the final…
