{"id":34451,"date":"2022-06-03T01:34:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T01:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nba-finals-2022-live-updates-golden-state-takes-on-boston-celtics\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T01:34:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T01:34:05","slug":"nba-finals-2022-live-updates-golden-state-takes-on-boston-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nba-finals-2022-live-updates-golden-state-takes-on-boston-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Finals 2022 Live Updates: Golden State Takes On Boston Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"live-blog-post\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/06\/02\/sports\/nba-finals-warriors-celtics#espn-nba-finals-covid\" data-source-id=\"100000008380305\">\n<div class=\"live-blog-meta css-1g3itdy\">\n<div class=\"css-yf9s2t\" data-testid=\"live-blog-byline\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1ppjtba\"><span class=\"css-xtl8uk\"><time class=\"css-iqvqz5\" datetime=\"2022-06-02T23:47:49.000Z\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1656jku\">June 2, 2022, 7:47 pm ET<\/span><span class=\"css-xwx5dt\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/time><span class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" aria-live=\"polite\">June 2, 2022, 7:47 pm ET<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Copy a shareable link to your clipboard\" class=\"css-19moa8e\" type=\"button\" id=\"share-link-https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/02\/sports\/basketball\/espn-nba-finals-covid.html\" data-testid=\"copy-link\"><svg class=\"css-1wydbmw\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M10.59,13.41C11,13.8 11,14.44 10.59,14.83C10.2,15.22 9.56,15.22 9.17,14.83C7.22,12.88 7.22,9.71 9.17,7.76V7.76L12.71,4.22C14.66,2.27 17.83,2.27 19.78,4.22C21.73,6.17 21.73,9.34 19.78,11.29L18.29,12.78C18.3,11.96 18.17,11.14 17.89,10.36L18.36,9.88C19.54,8.71 19.54,6.81 18.36,5.64C17.19,4.46 15.29,4.46 14.12,5.64L10.59,9.17C9.41,10.34 9.41,12.24 10.59,13.41M13.41,9.17C13.8,8.78 14.44,8.78 14.83,9.17C16.78,11.12 16.78,14.29 14.83,16.24V16.24L11.29,19.78C9.34,21.73 6.17,21.73 4.22,19.78C2.27,17.83 2.27,14.66 4.22,12.71L5.71,11.22C5.7,12.04 5.83,12.86 6.11,13.65L5.64,14.12C4.46,15.29 4.46,17.19 5.64,18.36C6.81,19.54 8.71,19.54 9.88,18.36L13.41,14.83C14.59,13.66 14.59,11.76 13.41,10.59C13,10.2 13,9.56 13.41,9.17Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\" class=\"css-1a48zt4 e11si9ry5\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-1l3p632 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption class=\"css-xaa95i ewdxa0s0\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">The ESPN commentators Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2020.<\/span><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit &#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Kevin C. Cox \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy, two longtime staples of ESPN&#8217;s broadcast team for the NBA finals, will miss the opening game of the championship series between Golden State and the Boston Celtics.  An ESPN spokesman said that both broadcasters had tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, but Van Gundy said in an interview that he had not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">The NBA finals begin Thursday in San Francisco and would be the 14th championship series featuring Breen on play-by-play alongside Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, two former NBA head coaches.  Instead, Game 1 will be called by Jackson and Mark Jones, with Lisa Salters as the sideline reporter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Breen missed Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals series between Miami and Boston on Sunday after testing positive for the virus.  Van Gundy and Jackson, who had called games with Breen over the prior week, continued on with the game, with Jones filling in for Breen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Van Gundy said in an interview Thursday that he had not been tested for the virus before Sunday&#8217;s game because he was asymptomatic, although his voice was noticeably hoarse during the Game 7 broadcast.  The NBA did not institute a testing mandate for members of the television and news media for this year&#8217;s playoffs, as it did last postseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Van Gundy said that on Monday, upon flying home to Houston, he started to feel slight symptoms.  The next day, he took a home test, which he said was inconclusive.  ESPN then sent Van Gundy two other rapid tests, which he said came out negative.  Van Gundy also said he wasn&#8217;t sure why he had been pulled from broadcasting Game 1, and that he hoped to be back for Game 2 Sunday in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Van Gundy added that he was no longer experiencing symptoms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Adrian Wojnarowski and Kendra Andrews, reporters who frequently appear on air for ESPN, have also tested positive for the coronavirus, and will miss the series opener.  Andrews is a beat writer covering Golden State, and Wojnarowski is the network&#8217;s top NBA reporter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"css-15gic4f\" type=\"button\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Show more<\/button><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2, 2022, 7:47 pm ET June 2, 2022, 7:47 pm ET The ESPN commentators Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2020.Credit &#8230;Kevin C. 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