This was also the only year that ABC broadcast both the NBA and the Stanley Cup Finals that involved teams from one city in the same year, as both the New Jersey Nets and the New Jersey Devils were in their respective league's finals.
#2020 eastern conference finals series#
2003: The series between the San Antonio Spurs and the New Jersey Nets was the lowest rated NBA Final (6.5 percent over six games) until 2007. She was the main ABC sideline reporter for that season before sliding back to secondary reporter with Tafoya's return. 2006: Lisa Salters was the main sideline reporter alongside Stuart Scott with Michele Tafoya on maternity leave. Both series drew over a 10 rating, beating the World Series in consecutive years for the first time ever. Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals had the best rating for a basketball game in the contemporary NBA on ABC era, and the 2011 Finals held steady in the ratings department as well. Since 2007, NBA ratings have steadily risen, thanks to the resurgence of nationally recognized NBA teams, their star power, and their annual presence in the NBA Finals. 
2007: The Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers was the lowest rated NBA Finals until 2020 (6.2 percent rating over four games). Although the 2007 NBA Finals aired on ABC (as had been the case since 2003), they were the first to carry the " ESPN on ABC" branding instead of the ABC Sports branding. Isiah Thomas, Bill Walton, and Steve Jones Jon Barry, Michael Wilbon, and Grant Hill Jon Barry, Michael Wilbon, and Guest Analysts Telecasts on both TSN and Sportsnet use a common technical crew employed by Raptors team owner Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. For the 2019 Finals (the first to feature the Toronto Raptors), TSN and Sportsnet, the main Canadian rightsholders of both the NBA and the Raptors, were permitted to broadcast distinct Canadian telecasts, in addition to the ABC telecast being simulcast on their co-owned broadcast networks. Per the current broadcast agreements, the Finals will be broadcast by ABC through 2025. Jon Barry, Michael Wilbon, and Magic Johnson Jon Barry, Magic Johnson, and Chris Broussard Magic Johnson, Jalen Rose, and Bill Simmons Jalen Rose, Doug Collins, and Bill Simmons Jalen Rose, Doug Collins, and Dwyane Wade (Games 2, 3, 6) Jalen Rose, Doug Collins, and Paul Pierce Jalen Rose, Chauncey Billups, and Paul Pierce Smith as host along with various guests, aired on ESPN2 during Game 1 of the Finals. 2023: NBA in Stephen A's World, an alternate broadcast of ESPN's NBA games with Stephen A. Breen also missed Game 2, whereas Van Gundy returned. Jones, Mark Jackson and Lisa Salters made history in Game 1 as the first all-African American broadcast team to cover an NBA Finals game. Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy missed Game 1 due to COVID-19 protocols, and Mark Jones filled in for Breen. Several guests will included Magic Johnson and Julius Erving. 2022: ESPN2 will televise NBA Finals: Celebrating 75, a special alternate presentation for Game 1 which air Thursday at 9 PM ET from Seaport District studios in New York. Both Nichols and Taylor eventually left ESPN, with Taylor heading to NBC Sports after a contract dispute, and Nichols agreeing to a buyout after she was taken off of ESPN programming and had her show, The Jump, canceled due to this incident. 2021: Rachel Nichols was originally assigned to work as a sideline reporter, but was replaced by Malika Andrews after a private video leaked of Nichols uttering insensitive racial comments towards African American ESPN personality Maria Taylor. The Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat was the lowest-rated NBA Finals ever (4.0 rating over six games). Consequently, the 2020 Finals were played inside a bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida from September 30 to October 11, the latest date to end an NBA season. 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA postponed its regular season from March 11 to July 29, resuming with the seeding games for the 22 contending teams. Jalen Rose, Jay Williams, Paul Pierce, and Adrian Wojnarowski Jalen Rose, Jay Williams (Games 1–4), and Adrian Wojnarowski 
Smith (Games 1–3, 5–6), Adrian Wojnarowski (Games 3–6), Magic Johnson (Game 1 only), and Kendrick Perkins (Game 4)ĬJ McCollum, Tim Legler and several guests Jalen Rose, Michael Wilbon (all games), Stephen A. Sebastian Christensen and Katia Castorena In addition to the English-language broadcasts, the NBA Finals also have Spanish-language broadcasts since 2002. The following is a list of the television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast NBA Finals games in the United States and Canada over the years.
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