Mark Jackson has joined Jeff Van Gundy in being laid off by ESPN after the two had been Mike Breen’s co-analysts on the NBA Finals.
The NY Post reports they are expected to be replaced by Doris Burke and Doc Rivers, who was sacked by the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this year.
Jackson said he had “unexpectedly” been told by ESPN that his “services were no longer needed.”
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“Although shocked and dismayed with the suddenness of it all, I would like to thank ESPN and all the staff of the NBA ESPN crew for allowing me to be a part of the organisation for the past 15+ years,” Jackson said in a statement.
“It has been an honour to sit beside two LEGENDS in the business, who are like brothers to me, Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy,…