The NBA on ESPN and ABC is ass, ass. Not only do they not have a quality pregame show or NBA show, but the games don’t come on antenna tv enough. There’s no excuse for a game not to be on every Saturday and Sunday, while the NFL is away. There should be morning and afternoon games.
When the NBA used to be on NBC, it was exciting to see Bob Costas go through the headlines leading up to the game. It was exciting to see the sitdown interview and hear the theme music. It was exciting to see NBA Inside Stuff with Ahmad Rashad and Willow Bay. It was professionalism across the board.
Nothing is done right at ESPN/ABC — absolutely nothing. There is nothing I look forward to when I watch their content. Mike Greenberg was the closest thing to professionalism, and they took him off the pregame. Perk and Malika is not cutting it for me, and JJ is stale. Richard Jefferson is good.