ESPN has demoted basketball analyst Doris Burke from its lead broadcast team just months after she called her second NBA Finals. In announcing its NBA broadcast plans for the upcoming season, ESPN said Thursday that Tim Legler would be joining its lead team of play-play-play announcer Mike Breen, analyst Richard Jefferson and reporter Lisa Salters. It also said that team would also be calling next June's NBA Finals on ABC, along with the conference finals and other high-profile games during the playoffs and regular season.

The Athletic first reported Burke’s move out of her NBA Finals role. ESPN did announce a multi-year contract extension for Burke, who will work with play-by-play voice Dave Pasch next season calling games throughout the regular season and playoffs. With this new deal, B

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