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The NBA on ESPN is a presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games produced by ESPN and airing on the ESPN networks and ABC in the United States. Games on ESPN air on Wednesdays throughout the regular season and Fridays on selected weeks beginning in January. NBA Countdown and Inside the NBA (produced by TNT Sports) both serve as the studio shows for pregame and halftime, with the latter also airing postgame.

For the 2025–26 season, the lead commentary team consists of Mike Breen (play-by-play), Tim Legler, Richard Jefferson (game analysts), and Lisa Salters (sideline reporter).^[1] Breen was previously joined by Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson from 2007 until 2011, when Jackson was hired as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, before returning in 2014. After Van Gundy and Jackson were laid off in 2023, Doris Burke and Doc Rivers were hired as replacements for the 2023–24 season. Burke became the first television analyst for the NBA Finals when she called the series in 2024 and 2025. JJ Redick replaced Rivers in January 2024 after the latter was hired as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. For the 2024–25 season, Jefferson was promoted to the lead broadcast team after Redick became head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

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