Turn on ESPN, and you'll see the NBA. On ESPN2's "First Take," Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are spending most of their time debating it. The playoffs have driven much of the highlights, coverage and analysis on "SportsCenter" and other shows.
Rachel Nichols was a star NFL reporter, known for grilling commissioner Roger Goodell while at CNN. But when she came back to ESPN, she turned to the NBA with her afternoon show, "The Jump."
In a classy gesture by ESPN, the network is inviting cancer-stricken TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager the chance to call his first NBA Finals game Thursday in Cleveland.