Barstool's Mark Titus teed off on polarizing ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith and also ripped the company for making its coverage of the Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals too Smith-centric.

For the past few years, the NBA Finals broadcasts have turned almost indistinguishable from any other nationally televised game in the regular season. And that blame falls entirely on ESPN and the ...

The ESPN on ABC broadcast of Pacers-Thunder Game 2 replaced the (digital) trophies with the (digital) NBA Finals logo (which includes “presented by YouTubeTV”). 🏀📺 #NBA #NBAFinals pic ...

And for 23 years, or however long ESPN’s had the NBA, they have struggled with pregame shows, postgame shows, the perfect pairing,” Cowherd continued. “And they had it. And then they blew it up.

ESPN thought two Larry O'Brien Trophies would be better than one. / ABC/ESPN 1. ESPN/ABC has had many issues with its NBA coverage over the years. Some of it has been no fault of the network's own.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton went down during the first quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals with what appeared to be a serious injury. It was the first Game 7 in the NBA Finals since the ...

NBA Analyst On Cooper Flagg: "I Think He's Going To Have A Career Like Detlef Schrempf" (Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images) Gautam Varier Wed, Jun 11, 2025 · ...

In recent years, ESPN appears to be prioritizing "hot take" artists on its broadcasts — journalists and former players who often supply wild opinions to stoke engagement. There's absolutely ...

ESPN's Brian Windhorst recently predicted that the offseason will happen "faster than normal" this summer and that the majority of the action will happen around the 2025 NBA Draft.

Adam Silver stopped by the NBA Countdown desk during ESPN’s pregame coverage of Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. While there, he discussed some of the ...

The Pacers and Thunder will meet in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Monday night in Oklahoma City. The winner of this game will take a 3-2 series lead before Game 6 in Indianapolis on Thursday.