Tag: NBA Finals

"There was not one group of people – they’re all in there together – that was paying attention to the NBA Finals."

"Just give it a chance, and you will be absolutely floored at the product that’s on the floor.”

"Never would I have imagined that we’d be doing it at this point and have so many under our belt, but It’s a credit to the greatness of those two guys, the friendship that we have on-and-off the court."

Rachel Nichols exited ESPN nearly ten months ago and now, ahead of the NBA season, she has landed a new job as a host and producer at Showtime Basketball.

The vast majority of the NBA's video success came from Instagram Reels. That featured a tally of 716 million views, accounting for 60% of the total NBA social views during the Finals. The NBA also surpassed 88 million YouTube views.

ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals got better numbers than it did last year but overall, the event's total viewership is its lowest in 15 years.

“Unfortunately, Tim is a little under the weather,” Fitzgerald said on 95.7 The Game’s Steiny & Guru. “So, Strength in Numbers, baby! They just grabbed an available broadcaster. So I’ll be sitting there, reunited with Jim Barnett actually for Game 6 on the radio.

“I was one of those that had no symptoms and kept testing positive, which is probably more frustrating than the alternative, but it’s probably a little easier to go through than the alternative.”

“The game averaged an audience of 11.52 million. That is good enough for a 6.2 rating.”

“I think that Cedric was feeling it last night.”