Doris Burke Will Work As Analyst During Conference, NBA Finals

Sep 9, 2020, 3:02 PM

ESPN television analyst Doris Burke does a TV spot as she sets up the Toronto Raptors NBA game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Scotiabank Arena on December 5, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

(Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

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AP – Doris Burke will reach another milestone later this month when she calls the conference and NBA Finals for ESPN Radio.

She will be the first woman to serve as a game analyst on a network television or radio broadcast this deep into the postseason.

This season, @ESPNNBA's @heydb to serve as game analyst for @ESPNRadio's national #NBA Finals & Conference Finals coverage@Hoophall broadcaster becomes the first woman to serve as NBA Finals game analyst on any platform

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— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 9, 2020

Burke has been part of ESPN’s coverage since the network resumed televising the NBA in 2003.

She became the first woman to serve as a full-time network NBA game analyst in 2017.

She has also been part of the crew doing the finals since 2009 as a sideline reporter.

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