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ESPN star abruptly absent from NBA Finals broadcast as his co-stars issue health update over ‘beloved partner’

May 11, 2026 @ 10:26am
BasketballNBACleveland CavaliersDetroit PistonsNew York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
The Sun Sport

AN ESPN star is abruptly absent from the network’s NBA Finals broadcast. The absent ESPN star’s colleagues are giving fans an important health update. Richard Jefferson, 45, was unexpectedly absent…

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Here is why Richard Jefferson was missing from Sunday’s NBA telecast

May 10, 2026 @ 4:25pm
BasketballNBANew York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Larry Brown Sports

ESPN had its top broadcast team calling Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, but there was one voice missing from the usual group. Richard Jefferson missed Sunday’s game with an unspecified illness. Play-by-play announcer Mike Breen opened the broadcast by teasingly saying Jefferson had … The post Here is why Richard Jefferson was missing from Sunday’s NBA telecast appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

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Richard Jefferson out with an illness for Knicks-76ers Game 4 on ABC

May 10, 2026 @ 3:57pm
BasketballNBANew York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Awful Announcing

ESPN will be without one of its top analysts for a pivotal Game 4 between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon. Prior to tip-off, ESPN lead NBA play-by-play announcer Mike Breen opened the telecast with just one person, rather than the usual two, standing next to him courtside. Breen was joined…

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ESPN announcers call out NBA refs over Magic-Pistons Game 7 foul call

May 4, 2026 @ 10:00am
BasketballNBADetroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Awful Announcing

The Detroit Pistons completed a 3-1 series comeback with a 116-94 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 7 on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons secured that victory despite an officiating decision that the ESPN on ABC broadcast team and Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff couldn’t believe. With Detroit leading 38-35 in the…

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Mike Breen describes challenge of calling a blowout

May 1, 2026 @ 8:00pm
BasketballNBAAtlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Awful Announcing

The Atlanta Hawks didn’t represent much of a challenge for the New York Knicks on Thursday night, but the blowout created a more challenging broadcast for Mike Breen. In one of the most dominant performances in NBA playoff history, the Knicks advanced to the second round and ended Atlanta’s season with a 140-89 win over…

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Why Tim Legler believes 76ers can be a playoff treat in the East

Apr 6, 2026 @ 8:05pm
BasketballNBAPhiladelphia 76ers
ClutchPoints

Are the Philadelphia 76ers the dark horse in the Eastern Conference ahead of this year’s playoffs? ESPN’s Tim Legler believes so. With momentum and good health on the 76ers’ side, Legler is confident in seeing Philly make a deep playoff run this season. Although the 76ers aren’t one of the top-4 teams in the Eastern […] The post Why Tim Legler believes 76ers can be a playoff treat in the East appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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