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

Doris Burke is receiving a lot of love this weekend. While at Oklahoma City’s Devon Park on Friday for the Women’s College World Series between Texas Tech and Texas, Richard Jefferson put out ...

Doris Burke is receiving a lot of love this weekend. While at Oklahoma City’s Devon Park on Friday for the Women’s College World Series between Texas Tech and Texas, Richard Jefferson put out ...

Richard Jefferson is making sure to show solidarity with his partner in the broadcast booth. The retired former NBA forward Jefferson (who is now an analyst for ESPN) made a public appearance over ...

Richard Jefferson, Doris Burke and Mike Breen during the Emirates NBA Cup Semifinal game on December 14, 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. / Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images ...

That would mean no more play-by-play man Tim Breen paired with analysts Richard Jefferson and Doris Burke. Of the three, Breen is the most likely to return and Burke is the most likely to be replaced.

ESPN will again feature a different three-person broadcasting crew for the NBA Finals. Richard Jefferson debuts alongside Doris Burke and Mike Breen.

The 2025 NBA Finals could be the first and last for ESPN’s current top broadcasting trio. The future of the booth featuring longtime play-by-play voice Mike Breen and analysts Doris Burke and ...

ESPN's lead NBA broadcast team of Mike Breen, Doris Burke, and Richard Jefferson may not return next season.

How ESPN messed up its NBA Finals TV trio, now weighs future of Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson Andrew Marchand 940 June 4, 2025Updated June 6, 2025 ...

ESPN may move on from their NBA Finals trio of Doris Burke, Mike Breen, and Richard Jefferson after the 2025 season.