ESPN’s ‘First Take’ urges NBA teams to hire Jeff Van Gundy
"I am just going to remind the league, that while you're looking at how well this Clippers team is doing, don't forget about Jeff Van Gundy."
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Jeff Van Gundy living his best life getting locked up by LeBron James
Jeff Van Gundy's pivot to broadcasting always felt like a rest stop in his love for coaching basketball.
Mike Breen laments end of work with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy at ESPN
"For me it was such an honor."
Jeff Van Gundy ‘enjoyed’ dealing with combative NBA media in New York
"It was a little bit more contentious back then. Players were attacked, coaches were attacked, everybody was under attack."
Jeff Van Gundy opens up on ESPN firing: ‘The sting stays there’
"When someone says, 'We're better off without you than with you,' there's no doubt you take a hit."
Stephen A. Smith misses Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson at ESPN: ‘Truly an A-team’
Smith continues to lament the losses of Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson at ESPN.
Jeff Van Gundy remaining in coaching with new Clippers job
Joining the Clippers’ coaching staff appears to signal the 62-year-old Jeff Van Gundy isn’t interested in calling games next season
Jeff Van Gundy: Celtics ‘threw me a lifeline’ after ESPN firing
Van Gundy joined the Celtics shortly before the 2023-24 season began.
Stan Van Gundy takes aim at officiating: ‘[Fans] love watching referees stand at the monitor’
"Well, that took a lot of time for much ado about nothing."
Stan Van Gundy rips ESPN for laying brother Jeff off: ‘They s*** on him’
"I thought ESPN was absolutely miserable to him after what he had given them for 17 years."
Mark Jackson alleges NBA referee criticism is one reason he’s ‘not calling games’
"What I don’t need, and I’m tired of – and probably one of the reasons I’m not calling games anymore – the Last Two Minute Report."
ESPN might end up with the NBA booth it needs, not the one it wanted
Mark Jackson: ‘It’s a crime’ that Jeff Van Gundy isn’t a head coach
"I’m talking about as smart a basketball mind as I’ve ever been around in my life."
Michael Kay blasts ESPN for Doc Rivers debacle: ‘They have egg on their face.’
"You broke up Van Gundy, Jackson and Breen. You put together this group which still hasn’t gelled, and now he’s gone. So, what do you do?"
Adam Silver denies rumors that NBA wanted Jeff Van Gundy out at ESPN
"Despite what was written even about some talent changes at ESPN, the league does not have a say there."
Doris Burke revealed her reaction to ESPN parting with Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson
"There are people who are happy and there are people who are disappointed, and you're colleagues with them."
Mark Jackson could fill in for Walt Frazier on Knicks broadcasts, Jeff Van Gundy unlikely
Jackson looks likely to get some MSG work, but he probably won't be joined by Van Gundy.
MSG Network reportedly considering Jeff Van Gundy & Mark Jackson for fill-in work
"Watching both Jax and JVG, in a combo or singularly, reunite with their former ESPN partner Mike Breen, would not only be great TV but tremendous theater as well."
ESPN’s Burke Magnus opens up on major talent comings and goings
Magnus was promoted to president of content in March 2023.
JJ Redick says ESPN’s NBA coverage will be ‘weird’ next season
"It’s going to be a little weird, for sure. I felt like Mark and Jeff and Mike is just such an iconic team."
Dan Le Batard confesses he doesn’t care who calls a game unless they’re ‘truly awful’
Dan Le Batard confessed that when it comes to broadcasters, the radio personality isn't moved unless you're notably, "truly awful."
Mike Breen on Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson: ‘It’s sad because we really thought we had something special’
"It’s something we’ll all treasure, but we just wish it was a little bit longer."
Mark Jackson says he is ‘shocked and dismayed’ by ESPN exit
The longtime ESPN analyst released a statement after his departure from ESPN was revealed weeks after a vicious cycle of layoffs.
Why JJ Redick would be the right choice to replace Jeff Van Gundy
Redick represents a generational shift in how the NBA is covered.
Wednesday Newsletter: Ranking the favorites to replace Jeff Van Gundy
From J.J. Redick to Doris Burke to Bill Walton (!?!) we rank the possible contenders inside and outside ESPN to replace Jeff Van Gundy.