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Rick Carlisle delivers brutally honest Doris Burke defense
Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle gave a strong defense of ESPN commentator Doris Burke during his NBA Finals media ...
Rick Carlisle defends Doris Burke amid ESPN demotion rumors, laments leaked reports ahead of NBA Finals
The Athletic reported Doris Burke, who has been with ESPN since 1991, could be removed from the three-person Finals broadcast ...
Mike Breen responds to criticism of his call of Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winner
ESPN's Mike Breen is responding to the criticisms of his call of Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton's game-winner on ...
Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle Shares 'Sad' News Before NBA Finals Game 1
While Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle is locked in on defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA ...
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2025 NBA Finals announcers: Who's calling Thunder-Pacers on ABC?
The 2025 NBA Finals are HERE! And we're getting what should be a really good matchup: the heavily-favored Oklahoma City Thunder against the underdog Indiana Pacers. The former won as the Seattle ...
NBA Finals: Pacers coach Rick Carlisle praises Doris Burke amid reports that her ESPN future is uncertain: 'She has changed the game'
If Burke's future at ESPN really is uncertain, it would mark a significant sea change at the network that Carlisle eloquently ...