ESPN intends to promote color commentator Doris Burke to its No. 1 NBA announcing team and hire Doc Rivers as the third member of the booth with play-by-play announcer Mike Breen, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.
The move by ESPN made longtime color commentator Mark Jackson expendable. He was laid off by the network, joining his former sidekick Jeff Van Gundy, who was cut from ESPN last month.
Jackson released a statement on Monday night confirming the news.
