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ESPN’s NBA Opening Week Posts Largest Audience in 12 Years
"The week’s first doubleheader got things started as ESPN’s second most-viewed Opening Wednesday ever."
Why Inside the NBA Faces an Uncertain Future if Charles Barkley Does Retire After This Season
"You can buy the show, you can buy the name, and you can even buy the chairs, but you can't buy another Charles Barkley."
Mike Breen Credits Joe Davis’ Performance On FOX Sports Calling Los Angeles Dodgers Postseason Games
"The fans are so passionate that they're the least objective probably in terms of deciding if a guy is being biased or not because they care so much about their team and they're so emotional, especially in the postseason."
ESPN Officially Adds Jason Kidd, Jeremy Lin as Analysts for the NBA Season
"ESPN is leaning on star power as it marks 25 years of NBA coverage."
Inside the NBA Has Built Something ESPN Can’t Simply Recreate
"Inside the NBA didn’t just cover basketball. It changed what sports television could be. And sometimes the best way to preserve a legacy is to know when you’ve reached the final buzzer."
ESPN Announces Full 2026-2027 NBA Schedule Celebrating 25th Anniversary Of Game Coverage
"The 2025-26 NBA Regular Season on ABC and ESPN averaged 1.9 million viewers through 80 telecasts, up 11% from the year before and the network's best mark since 2018-19."
ESPN Denies It Made $7 Million Contract Offer to Steve Kerr
"We were not even going to engage until he made a decision on coaching."
Dan Patrick Is Sounding the Alarm About the Waning Interest in the NBA
"Leagues can survive temporary ratings dips and negative media cycles. What they can’t survive is indifference. Indifference creeps in when fans start asking, “Is he playing?” before they ask, “What time is tipoff?”
Michael Kay: NBA Load Management Doing Disservice to League Media Partners
"This is nonsense. We paid for your product, not for people sitting on the bench."
Michael Wilbon Frustrated With Ongoing Search for NBA Games on Streaming Platforms
"Is it on Prime? ESPN? NBC? NBA TV? Where the hell is the game? I can't find it."