{"id":34389,"date":"2022-06-03T00:45:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T00:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/espn-announcers-reporters-out-for-warriors-celtics-game-1\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T00:45:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T00:45:58","slug":"espn-announcers-reporters-out-for-warriors-celtics-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/espn-announcers-reporters-out-for-warriors-celtics-game-1\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN announcers, reporters out for Warriors-Celtics Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big chunks of ESPN’s coverage team are out for at least Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which start Thursday evening in San Francisco. <\/p>\n

Analyst Jeff Van Gundy, who called Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals while clearly not<\/a> sounding like himself<\/a>, has COVID and is out for Thursday night’s Warriors-Celtics matchup. An ESPN spokesperson said that Van Gundy hopes to return for Game 2, which is Sunday night.<\/p>\n

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The news that Van Gundy and Adrian Wojnarowski are out with COVID was first reported by the New York Post. ESPN confirmed to SFGATE that the Post report was accurate.<\/p>\n


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(Update<\/strong>: Van Gundy told the New York Times that he didn’t have the virus, returning inconclusive and negative tests after feeling symptoms. He claimed to not know why ESPN pulled him from Game 1.)<\/p>\n

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Van Gundy’s usual play-by-play partner, Mike Breen, missed Game 7 of Celtics-Heat with his own COVID case, and will also miss<\/a> Game 1 of the Finals. Former Dubs head coach Mark Jackson is the last man standing and will be joined by Mark Jones Thursday night. Jones also subbed for Breen in Miami.<\/p>\n

Woj, the veteran scoophound, is not in San Francisco, but “expects to be in Boston” when the series shifts there next week, ESPN said. <\/p>\n

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