SFGate.com · Jun 2, 2022
COVID is wreaking havoc on ESPN's Warriors-Celtics coverage
(L-R) Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen at the Eastern Conference Finals on May 19, 2022 in Miami, Florida.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.
Analyst Jeff Van Gundy, who called Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals while clearly not sounding like himself, 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.
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.