The latest wave of talent layoffs at ESPN have claimed a surprising name: beloved NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy.
Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported Friday that Van Gundy, who has been with ESPN since 2007, was among those the company is laying off as part of cost-saving measures. Van Gundy later confirmed he was part of the layoffs to The Athletic. Marchand reported the total number of on-air layoffs expected Friday is around 20 total employees. The move breaks up the longtime NBA Finals broadcast team that also features Mike Breen and Mark Jackson.
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ESPN is letting go of NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy after the former head coach spent 16 years with the network, Andrew Marchand of The New York Post reports. The move is part of ESPN’s next round of layoffs, as the network is expected to let go of around 20 on-air personalities, according to Marchand.
Van Gundy declined comment to The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch, who confirmed the report’s accuracy.
Van Gundy coached basketball to start his professional career, first as an assistant coach at Providence and Rutgers then as an assistant with the Knicks.
PSG coach Christophe Galtier and his son have been detained as part of an investigation into racism allegations at one of his former clubs.
When free agency formally begins at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, the landscape will look decidedly different. That’s because the new collective bargaining agreement, a 676-page document formally ratified this week, has fundamentally changed the way teams operate. The newly negotiated second tax apron—which punishes teams that cross it with both financial penalties and the loss of valuable flexibility critical to roster building—has become the closest thing to a hard cap the NBA has ever seen.
Brian Windhorst has a thing for chairs, at least the chairs that Stephen A. Smith picks out for the set of ‘First Take.’
GQ Sports recently published a lengthy piece about Windhorst’s very well-known ‘What’s going on in Utah?’ meme from last year. You know it as the clip where Windhorst raises two fingers in the air and dramatically leans back in his chair before talking about conspiracy theories around the NBA for two-plus minutes.
Brian Windhorst credits the chair he was sitting in for his incredible meme.
The Milwaukee Brewers unexpectedly had to take a Manhattan, New York subway to their game last night. Unfortunately for the Mets, The Brew Crew then took out their frustrations on them.
Due to President Biden being in town and causing massive gridlock, some Brewers players had to get creative. There were street closures all over the city.
After the first team bus pulled out of the Brewers Midtown, Manhattan hotel and was at a standstill for over 50 minutes after going just a few blocks, pitcher Corbin Burnes took matters into his own hands.
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In today’s SI:AM:
🏀 James Harden’s trade request shakes up NBA offseason
💰 The NFL’s latest gambling punishments show league’s integrity issues
🏈 Colin Kaepernick’s continued comeback bid
James Harden’s trade request
Free agency in the NBA begins this evening, but the league’s offseason got its first true bombshell last night when reports surfaced that James Harden is picking up his $35.6 million player option and requesting a trade from Philadelphia.
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During the Rocket Mortgage Classic Pro-Am, Collin Morikawa showed wrestling star The Miz how he is the heavy weight champion on the course.
Collin Morikawa played with WWE wrestler The Miz (Michael Mizanin) during the Wednesday Pro-Am at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. The Miz admitted to “trying to do all arms lately” in his driver’s swing because he slices the ball badly.
Morikawa came to the rescue and gave him some pointers in a video from the PGA Tour.
The New York Mets continued their brutal free fall down the NL East standings Thursday night with a 3–2 loss at home to the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Mets, who have been the biggest disappointment in MLB so far this season, are now nine games under .500 and have lost 18 of their last 24 games, which isn’t great.
They actually had a chance to win Thursday night’s game when Starling Marte came up to bat with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Fans watching the 2023 Women’s World Cup in the crowd and at home will get treated to an aspect of refereeing that should remind them of the sort of football played in the NFL, rather than what will take place on the pitch in Australia and New Zealand this summer.
According to ESPN’s Tom Hamilton, referees at the international event will explain VAR decisions to both in-person crowds and those watching on television aloud over each stadium’s loudspeaker.