On Thursday, news broke of Doris Burke being replaced by her ESPN colleague Tim Legler on the NBA Finals broadcast panel this season.

ESPN is making a big change to its NBA Finals broadcast team.

“ABC/ESPN has demoted Hall of Famer Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted longtime network commentator, Tim Leger, to its No. 1 team, sources briefed on the decision told The Athletic,” ...

ESPN has demoted basketball analyst Doris Burke from its NBA Finals broadcast team. ESPN announced that Tim Legler would join the lead team with Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Lisa Salters.