ESPN’s NBA broadcast and analysis shows will look quite different from now on.
As a part of their massive wave of layoffs, they’ve parted ways with Jeff Van Gundy and now Jalen Rose.
Rose, a very popular NCAA and NBA player back in the day, had been serving as an analyst for NBA Countdown and making some usual appearances on First Take, Get Up, and several other shows.
However, he wasn’t as beloved and respected as an analyst as he was as a player, which is why some of his haters took to Twitter to celebrate the news.
LETS GOOOO
— Colorado Dad (@kingofColorad95) June 30, 2023
W! Who’s next? They took a huge L with Jeff Van Gundy
— Ceej (@CeejSpadez) June 30, 2023
All of this for Pat Mcafee?
— Josh Cobb (@joshcobbler_) June 30, 2023
Smart move. Loved him as a player, not good as an analyst. ESPN cutting the fat.
— JP (@JPM2k5) June 30, 2023
Do Perkins next, ESPN.
— JT (@HawkeyesJT) June 30, 2023
Notably, ESPN has now parted ways with 20 on-air personalities, looking to cut back expenses by getting rid of some of the people that made north of $1 million.
Per Disney — ESPN’s parent company — this will allow them to save tens of millions for those who work behind the scenes, and the company as a whole was looking to eliminate as many as 7,000 jobs.
With that in mind, Rose’s dismissal shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
His role in the network had already been reduced when his show “Jalen & Jacoby” with David Jacoby was taken off the air at the end of 2022.
Rose was making millions with ESPN, so he was a no-brainer cut in this new wave of layoffs.
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