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NextImg:Doris Burke out as ESPN’s top NBA analyst

ESPN has demoted Hall of Fame NBA analyst Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted longtime network commentator Tim Legler, according to The Athletic.

Legler, who’s been at ESPN since 2000, will join longtime lead play-by-player Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson on the No. 1 team.

Burke spent the last two years on the network’s finals broadcasts — becoming the first woman in history to call the NBA Finals on television.

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

ESPN declined to comment.

Jefferson agreed to a new contract with ESPN after working his first finals in June.

Breen is under a long-term deal.

(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, Indiana.
(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, Indiana. NBAE via Getty Images

The Athletic reported in June that ESPN execs would reevaluate and discuss if they feel Burke is better on a two-person broadcast team as opposed to the three-person team.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle defended Burke prior to Game 1 of the Pacers-Thunder NBA Finals series.