Overview

• Lead sideline reporter Lisa Salters remained absent from Game 2 after her mother’s ongoing health issues prompted an on-air tribute from the broadcast team.
• Jorge Sedano stepped in for Salters on ABC’s NBA Finals coverage and will continue handling sideline duties through the Pacers–Thunder series.
• Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White, Salters’s partner, also missed her team’s recent game due to a family emergency.
• ESPN SportsCenter anchor Jay Harris announced a prostate cancer diagnosis and scheduled surgery, expressing hope to return “in a month or so.”
• Bill Plaschke revealed a four-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, and ESPN confirmed that its morning shows will relocate to 7 Hudson Square this month.