All five games will air exclusively on ESPN and ABC. Fans can catch all of the action in the ESPN App and in the NBA streaming hub. The NBA began playing games on Christmas Day in 1947, one year after ...

Mark Jones’ time at ESPN is over. Jones, who’s been calling games for ESPN for 36 years, will leave the network before the playoffs, The Athletic reported Friday. His last broadcast will be Sunday’s ...

The ESPN NBA staff appears to have learned an old lesson the hard way: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. All season, hoops fans have griped about the network’s cluttered update to the layout of its NBA ...

ESPN is making changes to Stephen A. Smith’s on-air duties. The Worldwide Leader announced this week that the “new-look ‘NBA Countdown’ team” will debut Wednesday, and Smith was noticeably missing ...

ESPN unveils a revamped "NBA Countdown" team, including Brian Windhorst and Coach Michael Malone. Malika Andrews continues as host, with Shams Charania providing news and league updates. ESPN expands ...

Stephen A. Smith is attempting to set the record straight about the news that broke about him earlier this week. ESPN announced on Monday that they will have a new-look crew for “NBA Countdown,” their ...

Shaquille O’Neal is out on Friday’s episode of “Inside the NBA,” and ESPN has found a special guest to fill the seat in someone who once got fired by the network. Shaquille O’Neal will be absent from ...

Nov 21, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns former player Charles Barkley in attendance against the Minnesota Timberwolves during an NBA Cup game at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: ...

Kenny Smith is set to begin a new chapter with ESPN. He recently signed a multi-year agreement that will see him appear on multiple programs on ESPN. This will include Stephen Smith’s First Take as ...