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USA Today
20-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and Bob Myers to be in OKC for Timberwolves-Thunder West Finals
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and Bob Myers to be in OKC for Timberwolves-Thunder West Finals As the Western Conference Finals are about to start, the NBA playoffs are down to four teams. The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 1 on Tuesday. Only two days after their Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets to advance. It's ESPN's turn to broadcast the Western Conference Finals. The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers will be TNT's last playoff series on its broadcast. That means expect the worldwide leader in sports to send out their biggest stars to OKC and Minnesota. ESPN announced that their pregame show and NBA Today show will travel with the Western Conference Finals. Media personalities like Stephen A. Smith and Bob Myers will step foot in OKC for the first time in years as the entire NBA world shifts its attention to the playoff series. As most know, Myers was the Golden State Warriors' general manager and helped build their 2010s dynasty. He left the NBA and transitioned to an ESPN role in 2023. Kendrick Perkins will also be in OKC. He was part of the Thunder from 2011-15. "'NBA Countdown' and ESPN/ABC's NBA pregame show, will hit the road for on-site broadcasts throughout the Western Conference Finals," ESPN Press Room said in a release. "Malika Andrews hosts 'NBA Countdown' with analysts Stephen A. Smith, two-time NBA Executive of the Year Bob Myers, 2008 NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins and ESPNSenior NBA Insider Shams Charania." Other personalities will also be in OKC through the first two games of the playoff series and a possible Games 5 and 7 if it reaches that point against the Timberwolves. ESPN will send its heavy hitters to cover the series. "'NBA Today' – ESPN's weekday NBA studio show – is also hitting the road for live shows on ESPN, Monday through Friday during the Western Conference Finals," ESPN Press Room said in a release. "Malika Andrews also hosts 'NBA Today' with a cast of industry-leading analysts and reporters, including Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike and Brian Windhorst. 'NBA Today' airs from 3-4 p.m." Being a small market, Thunder fans are hopefully ready to be the center of the sports universe for a handful of days. If the Thunder beat the Timberwolves and make the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012, the attention will only multiply tenfold with media outlets across the globe gathered at OKC.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
TNT Under Fire During Huge NBA Playoff Broadcast
Sunday was one of the biggest days of the season so far for the NBA on TNT, but it was marred by technical issues while fans tried to watch high-stakes playoff basketball. TNT, which is in its final season as an NBA broadcast rights holder, had the responsibility of broadcasting a doubleheader of NBA playoff games Sunday evening. Advertisement At 6 p.m. ET, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal. The nightcap at 8:30 p.m. ET featured a mouthwatering Game 7 between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Detailed view of a TNT Sports courtside broadcast camera before the game between the Boston Celtics against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Chenoy-Imagn Images During the first game of the doubleheader, Indiana's 121-112 win silenced an electric crowd in Cleveland, but audio issues became a major problem inside the noisy Rocket Arena. Specifically, the sound quality of TNT color analyst Greg Anthony's microphone had fans at home thinking something was seriously wrong. "Someone on TNT needs to fix the microphones," a viewer wrote on X. "Greg Anthony sounds mumbled, the crowd and the rims sound terrible." Advertisement "Why does TNT sound like Greg Anthony is commentating via Zoom," said one fan. "TNT is so garbage for letting one of their mics sound like this for a playoff game," complained another X user. "So glad TNT is gone next year," said one fan. "Audio is so bad." The sound issue seemed to be fixed when they sent it to the Toyota Center in Houston for the Warriors-Rockets Game 7, but it was still an embarrassing night for the network overall. Related: Calls Mount for ESPN To Remove Bob Myers Amid Warriors-Clippers Related: Shaquille O'Neal Suffers Unexpected Issue After Nuggets-Clippers
