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The ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters will be missing Game 2 a of the NBA Finals involving Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers due to personal reasons. According to Sports Media Watch, Jorge Sedano will be taking Salters spot in her absence.
Lisa Salters to miss Game 2 between Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers
The Sports Media Watch took to their X account (formerly known as Twitter) to share Jorge Sedano's news.
Jorge Sedano on NBA Finals sideline tonight instead of Lisa Salters, they tweeted.
Not just this, after sometime Front Office Sports reporter Ryan Glasspiegel later posted ESPN's statement regarding Lisa Salters absence.
ESPN statement to FOS. Lisa is attending to a personal matter. We send her our best.
It will be Vanessa Richardson who will be taking Sedano's place on the radio. Lis Salters has been a sideline reporter for the NBA Finals since 2005.
Not just this, it comes after Lisa Salters' partner, Stephanie White, who missed the Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky clash on Saturday. According to Indiana Fever reporter Chloe Peterson, the Fever coach missed the clash due to 'personal reasons'. It was assistant coach Austin Kelly who took her place for the encounter against Sky.
Despite missing Stephanie White on the sidelines, the Indiana Fever managed to dominate and clinch a victory. The Indiana Fever took down Chicago Sky 93-58 in the series opener and then a comfortable 79-52 win on Saturday. Kelsey Mitchel notched up 17 points for the Fever. No player in the Chicago Sky roster was able to reach the double figure in terms of points.
Doris Burke's future with ESPN uncertain
It was hard to imagine that any roster could replace Jeff Van Gundy, Mike Breen and Mark Jackson when it came to calling the NBA Finals. But, the new roster with Richard Jefferson, Doris Burke and Mike Breen have been quite successful.
According to the Athletic's Andrew Marchand, he believes that ESPN could cut Burke and move on with only Jefferson and Breen after this season.
Burke’s spot is not guaranteed for next season ... Marchand wrote. While Breen, the Basketball Hall of Famer under a long-term deal, is not going anywhere, ESPN will evaluate its entire roster.
ESPN executives will debate what is next, with one discussion likely centering around if they feel Burke is better on a two-person team as opposed to the three-person team.
Doris Burke has been with the ESPN since 1991. Burke has been an inspiration for many female journalists who are a part of ESPN's game coverage. She has been calling the NBA Finals for ESPN since the last season when the company decided to part ways with Jackson and Van Gundy.
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