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Jeff Van Gundy is returning to the sideline next season. Van Gundy has agreed to a deal to become the top assistant on Ty Lue’s staff with the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Tuesday. Van Gundy last coached in …
Jeff Van Gundy has been working as a consultant for the Boston Celtics since his ESPN departure last year, but he could be headed for a more prominent role with a Western Conference team. The Los Angeles Clippers want to hire Van Gundy as an …
Jeff Van Gundy looks like he may be winning the breakup with ESPN. Veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein wrote on Substack on Sunday that there is buzz circulating in coaching circles that Van Gundy, who currently works as a consultant for the Celtics, …
Stan Van Gundy is speaking his mind about the way that ESPN treated his younger brother. In an interview this week on Dan Le Batard’s “South Beach Sessions,” Stan addressed his brother Jeff Van Gundy, who was fired last summer by …
The Milwaukee Bucks have reportedly formed a short list of candidates to fill their vacant head coaching job. Two intriguing names from that list have emerged. The Bucks on Tuesday fired Adrian Griffin just 43 games into his first season as the …
Jeff Van Gundy has a new job several months after his layoff from ESPN. Van Gundy is joining the Boston Celtics as a consultant, according to Brian Robb of MassLive. Van Gundy will work for the team’s basketball operations department and split …
The Van Gundy-Jackson tag team may be tapping right back into television. Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News is reporting that legendary New York Knicks figure Walt Frazier, the team’s longtime TV color commentator on MSG Network, would …
Kenny Smith does not like what he is seeing on the other end of the dial. The veteran sports host (and former NBA guard) Smith spoke this week with Andrew Cohen of Front Office Sports. During the interview, Smith was critical of ESPN over their …
The 2023 NBA offseason provided a shakeup that most fans weren’t expecting. Beyond the usual superstar trade requests and free agent signings, it was the league’s top broadcasting trio of Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mark Jackson that …
ESPN turned heads when they let go of longtime NBA color commentator Jeff Van Gundy before the end of June. Interestingly enough, Van Gundy’s partner and fellow analyst Mark Jackson was spared. Van Gundy and Jackson were two-thirds of …
Jeff Van Gundy is in the lab plotting his next move. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated reported this week that there is “mutual interest” between Van Gundy and the Washington Wizards in an assistant coaching job. Mannix notes that Van …
Jeff Van Gundy has had his name come up in coaching rumors for the past several years, and he could decide to return to the sideline now that he is out at ESPN. At least one team is reportedly interested in the longtime television analyst. According …
Jeff Van Gundy was one of the most surprising names included in ESPN’s latest round of layoffs, and longtime media personality Chris “Mad Dog” Russo believes the decision may have been a result of outside pressure. During the latest …
Jeff Van Gundy might end up being replaced by a fellow member of the NBA coaching fraternity. Andrew Marchand and Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post reported over the weekend that longtime NBA head coach Doc Rivers could be an option to succeed …
Longtime NBA coach George Karl thinks ESPN made a big mistake by firing top NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy. Van Gundy was among the biggest names to be laid off by the network as part of a series of cost-cutting measures on Friday. Many NBA fans were …
One of the most prominent positions at ESPN has opened up after longtime NBA game analyst Jeff Van Gundy was let go, and there are reportedly three leading internal candidates to land the job. According to a report from Andrew Marchand and Ryan …
