Legendary ESPN commentator Mark Jones will call his final game for the network in April as the NBA and WNBA broadcast great moves on. The sports media veteran joined ESPN back in 1990 and is currently one of the longest-tenured commentators.

The entire Play-In is streaming only, and let's pour out a little from our cup in memory of those NBA TV games.

The Boston Celtics opened their 2025-26 playoffs with a dominant win, and the reaction around the league is already pointing to a familiar conclusion about their ceiling.After a 123–91 Game 1 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday,

The slate opens with the Cleveland Cavaliers hosting the Toronto Raptors in a series that gives off NBA TV vibes. Jokes aside, this matchup is particularly inviting for Donovan Mitchell against Immanuel Quickley and a Toronto backcourt with some defensive gaps. Toronto's ability to keep up in the clutch could tell the story.

The NBA playoffs become chess matches for coaches. In the Orlando-Detroit series, coaches Jamahl Mosley and J.B. Bickerstaff are close friends who have intentionally spent time together off the court and communicated frequently for a couple decades.

NEW YORK (AP) — The numbers are in, and the NBA says Year 1 of its new television deals were a hit. The league released numbers for the regular season on Wednesday, showing that 170 million people in the U.

After 36 years at ESPN, announcer Mark Jones took the mic on Sunday for his final broadcast with the network, calling a season-finale matchup between the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic. Before tip-off, Jones was the subject of multiple tributes.

Mark Jones’ time at ESPN is over. Jones, who’s been calling games for ESPN for 36 years, will leave the network before the playoffs, The Athletic reported Friday. His last broadcast will be Sunday’s Celtics-Magic game at 6 p.m. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reported that Jones left by choice, though it’s unclear why.