ESPN guide NBA activity analyst Jeff Van Gundy and insider Adrian Wojnarowski are each out for Game 1 of the NBA Finals thanks to COVID, The Post has acquired.
The duo joins Mike Breen on the COVID list. As of Thursday morning, Breen’s availability for Recreation 1 was continue to undecided. Though he felt far better Breen nonetheless wanted to pass all of the NBA and Disney protocols. If Breen is not cleared for Activity 1, then Mark Jones was slated to phone it, as he did in replacing Breen on Video game 7 of the Japanese Convention Finals.
Reached for comment, ESPN verified that Van Gundy and Wojnarowski are out and that it is nonetheless ready for clearance on Breen’s status.
Throughout that Recreation 7, Van Gundy sounded noticeably hoarse, leading to issue that he, too, may perhaps be unwell.
With Van Gundy out for Recreation 1, Breen or Jones will workforce with Mark Jackson in a two-man booth. ESPN has Doris Burke on radio, wherever she is an analyst with P.J. Carlesimo and perform-by-player Marc Kestecher.
The hope for Van Gundy is to rejoin Jackson and Breen by Recreation 2 in San Francisco, which is Sunday.
Wojnarowski seems on “NBA Countdown,” but his main role for ESPN is breaking news for the community. He could be a part of the crew in Boston or could probably do the job remotely.
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