Overview

• ESPN announced Tim Legler will join Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson with Lisa Salters reporting on the lead crew slated to call the 2026 NBA Finals.
• Doris Burke signed a multi-year extension and will work regular-season and playoff games with play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch on ESPN’s No. 2 team.
• Richard Jefferson also agreed to a new multi-year contract, and ESPN noted Salters’ deal had previously been extended.
• The Athletic first reported Burke’s removal from the Finals booth earlier Thursday, and ESPN confirmed its lineup later in the day.
• The reshuffle continues turnover since the 2023 breakup of the Breen–Jeff Van Gundy–Mark Jackson trio, with Doc Rivers and JJ Redick among recent short-term replacements.