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ESPN Welcomes Back Michael Malone as Analyst on NBA Countdown
"Malone made his ESPN debut during the 2025 Western Conference Finals, when NBA Countdown took the studio show on the road for the matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder"
ESPN Unveils Opening Week, Christmas Day NBA Schedule
"Now entering its 24th straight season as an NBA broadcast partner, ESPN remains the exclusive home for the league’s biggest moments — including the NBA Finals on ABC"
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."
Colin Cowherd Details Differences Between ESPN, FOX Sports Regarding Talent
"I always felt the ideology of ESPN was, ‘If you make good money, we’re working you. We’re getting you on a lot of stuff"
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."
Pat McAfee: ‘The Newsmakers are the Content Creators in Sports’
"Shams is a guy... He is. Everything he kind of predicted — happening, unfolding."
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?’"
Joe Rose: Please Keep Stephen A. Smith ‘Off the NFL Stuff’
"I see recently some people have just said, 'Enough, man. Enough of Stephen A. every time you turn around, Stephen A.’s in your face. He’s on this show, he’s on that.'"
Sean Pendergast: Kevin Durant Sweepstakes ‘Getting Way More Attention’ Than the NBA Finals
"It’s an extreme situation here where you’ve got one of the greatest players of all time clearly on a trade block and you’ve got two very small markets in the NBA Finals."