On Thursday, news broke of Doris Burke being replaced by her ESPN colleague Tim Legler on the NBA Finals broadcast panel this season. According to a veteran journalist, the network did not exactly benefit from making this adjustment to their commentary team.
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Speaking on his sports show “Fearless With Jason Whitlock,” analyst Jason Whitlock claimed that Legler has an uphill battle ahead of him, given the quality work that some of his predecessors have done in the past.
“They may have just put Tim Legler in a losing position because Legler and Richard Jefferson, that’s not gonna be as good as Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, either,” Whitlock said. “It doesn’t sound like a number one team to me.” [Timestamp – 2:22]
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