ESPN has demoted Hall of Fame NBA analyst Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted longtime network commentator Tim Legler. <\/p>\n
Legler, who\u2019s been at ESPN since 2000, will join longtime lead play-by-player Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and sideline reporter Lisa Salters on the No. 1 team, ESPN confirmed<\/a> in a press release Thursday.<\/p>\n Burke, who signed a new multi-year extension with ESPN, will be on the network\u2019s No. 2 NBA broadcast team with play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch.<\/p>\n Doris Burke smiles after the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals on June 5, 2025 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n The Athletic<\/a> was first to report the news.<\/p>\n Burke spent the last two years on the network\u2019s Finals broadcasts \u2014 becoming the first woman in history to call the NBA Finals on television.<\/p>\n (L-R) Richard Jefferson, Doris Burke and Mike Breen talk before Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers on June 11 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n Jefferson agreed to a new contract with ESPN after working his first Finals in June, while Breen is signed to a long-term deal.<\/p>\n ESPN previously announced a contract extension for Salters.<\/p>\n ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler after Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers on June 11, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n Burke\u00a0will continue to call high-profile NBA games throughout the regular season and the playoffs on\u00a0ESPN\u00a0and\u00a0ABC, including the\u00a0NBA Sunday Showcase\u00a0series. <\/p>\n