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ESPN Replaces Salters for Game 2 and Relocates Morning Shows After Talent Health Disclosures

Jay Harris is scheduled for prostate cancer surgery on Tuesday.

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Charlotte, NC - December 17, 2018 - Bank of America Stadium: Lisa Salters during a regular season Monday Night Football game (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)

Overview

  • Jorge Sedano will step in as sideline reporter for Game 2 of the NBA Finals after Lisa Salters withdrew citing personal reasons.
  • Lisa Salters’s partner, Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White, also missed her team’s Saturday game for personal reasons.
  • Jay Harris announced his prostate cancer diagnosis and is set for surgery on Tuesday with plans to return to SportsCenter in about a month.
  • Bill Plaschke revealed he has been living with Parkinson’s disease since his diagnosis four years ago.
  • ESPN is moving its morning shows “Get Up,” “First Take” and “Unsportsmanlike” from Seaport Studios to a new facility at 7 Hudson Square starting Monday.