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The NBA Draft Has Become A Television Mess
"The problem is the NBA wants an NFL-sized television event without creating an NFL-sized television format."
ESPN Extends NBA Draft Analyst Jeremy Woo With Multi-Year Deal
"Woo joined ESPN in 2023 after nearly a decade at Sports Illustrated."
The NBA’s Biggest Issue Is Stars Being Absent When Games Should Matter Most
"The distinction between injury and load management is almost irrelevant. The outcome is the same: games that are supposed to carry weight end up diluted."
ESPN Reaches Multi-Year Extension With Malika Andrews
"Andrews, 29, will remain the host of NBA Countdown, NBA Today, and the NBA Draft on ESPN, while also taking on a package of NBA sideline reporter assignments"
NBA Draft Analyst Jonathan Givony Leaves ESPN
"Although ESPN offered an extension, we were unable to find alignment on my value to the company"
Shams Charania Tried To Be a “Great Teammate” in Not Posting NBA Draft Picks Early
"I caught myself [about to post those tweets] at least five to 10 times. But that’s just human nature."
NBA Draft Round 1 Averages 3.77 Million Viewers Across ESPN, ABC
Although the overall viewership number was down, consumption of the first half-hour of the proceedings averaged 5.05 million viewers, marking a 4% proliferation from the previous year.
Kendrick Perkins, Bill Simmons Spar Over Toronto Raptors Take
"Perkins teased a longer rebuttal during a Sunday appearance on Road Trippin’, indicating that he's not yet done addressing Simmons."
Sean Pendergast: Shams Charania Approach to Reporting During NBA Draft Made for ‘More Pleasant Watching Experience’
"If you’re a basketball fan, it’s going to find its way onto your timeline somehow. Shams did not do that last night."
Bill Simmons: “Couldn’t Figure Out” Split ESPN-NBA Draft Broadcasts
"It was like, ‘Do I take this samurai sword and jam it into my temple?,’ or, ‘Do I take this chainsaw and saw my leg off?’"