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ESPN host pays tribute to absent sideline reporter amid family issue
Lisa Salters, the veteran ABC/ESPN sideline reporter and staple of the networks' NBA coverage, missed Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday as her mother battles health problems.www.dailymail.co.uk
ESPN Broadcast Sends Prayers To Lisa Salters as Mother’s Illness Keeps Her from NBA Finals
ESPN’s Game 2 NBA Finals broadcast pauses to send heartfelt support to Lisa Salters, who is absent due to her mother’s illness.www.essentiallysports.com
Fans stunned to discover Fever coach Stephanie White's romance with NBA reporter Lisa Salters amid absences
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White's relationship with a prominent NBA sideline reporter has caused a stir after it emerged that the couple have stepped back from their jobs amid personal issues.
White, who has coached Caitlin Clark and co. since the beginning of the WNBA season, missed the Fever's game against the Chicago Sky on Saturday.
Just a day later, her absence was followed by Lisa Salters' notable omission from ABC/ESPN's broadcast coverage of the Oklahoma City Thunder's blowout Game 2 win over the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals.
Their absences caught fans' attention social media with light being shone on their relationship once again.
White and Salters have been romantically involved since at least 2016, according to multiple reports.
The longtime partners raise a blended family, sharing four sons - White's three biological children, Landon, 13, and twins Aiden and Avery, 11, from a previous marriage, and Salters' adopted son, Samuel, 11.
Some basketball fans were stunned to learn of Stephanie White and Lisa Salters' relationship
The WNBA head coach missed the Fever's game Saturday, while sideline reporter Salters was absent from ABC/ESPN's coverage of Game 2 of the NBA Finals
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However, despite their lengthy relationship, some social media users were stunned to learn of their romance.
'Learning Lisa Salters is actually in a relationship to Stephanie White was kinda mind blowing for me,' one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Meanwhile, another asked: 'Lisa Salters is married to Stephanie White? #ThingsImjustfindingout.'
The couple reportedly stepped away from their respective roles as Salters' mother battles a health issue.
ABC/ESPN play-by-play announcer Mike Breen announced the news as he issued a touching message to the sideline reporter and her mother Sunday night.
'We are thinking of our dear friend and colleague, Lisa Salters,' the Hall-of-Fame announcer said during the Thunder's Game 2 win over the visiting Pacers on Sunday in Oklahoma City.
'Lisa's mom has been dealing with some serious health issues for a while now, so we want to send our love to Lisa and her mom.
'Although we've never met her mom, we owe her a debt of gratitude for giving us the gift of Lisa Salters, who is the teammate everyone in our business should strive to have,' Breen added.
The basketball power couple have been romantically involved since at least 2016
They raise a blended family of four sons - White's three children and Salters' adopted son
ESPN announcers (from left) Richard Jefferson, Doris Burke and Mike Breen seen in Game 2
Jorge Sedano, who typically works for ESPN radio, stepped up to fill in for Salters' duties for Game 2 of the Finals.
Salters has been a tremendous asset for WBAL-TV in Baltimore and ESPN, covering everything from the OJ Simpson murder trial to Olympic and World Cup coverage. But it's in the NBA where she's become most recognized.
She joined ESPN in 2000 as a general assignment reporter and switched to the network's NBA coverage in 2005.
A native of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Salters played basketball at Penn State, where she also got her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
Meanwhile, White missed practice for personal reasons on Friday and didn't make the trip to Chicago with the Fever.
Assistant coach Austin Kelly served as head coach in her absence, with assistants Karima Christmas-Kelly and Briann January stepping into bigger roles.
'I really want to win for Steph, she's going through a tough time with her family right now,' Fever star DeWanna Bonner said before Saturday night's win, via the IndyStar.
'We want to rally together and get this one for her, but it's also Austin's first time at the helm, so it's double-duty right now.'
Fans stunned to discover WNBA head coach's romance with NBA reporter
The Indiana Fever head coach's relationship with a prominent NBA sideline reporter has caused a stir after it emerged that the couple have stepped back from their jobs amid personal issues.
Better than joker?
I guess they didn’t think about Joker
Maybe spurs 2nd round picks?I guess they didn’t think about Joker
Someone explain the NBA finals schedule to me. Sun, Wed, Fri, Mon .... really, REALLY!!!!
If you play on Sunday, game 2 should be Tuesday, then Thursday, Sunday, repeat.
Don't let the Pacers/Thunder match-up catch all the heat for poor ratings. The NBA schedule is fucking ridiculous. And I've seen 10x more long ads for the NHL finals than 10 seconds bummer ads for the NBA finals.
They're barely promoting the shit, the schedule is stupid, and ABC/EPSN coverage is trash.
If you play on Sunday, game 2 should be Tuesday, then Thursday, Sunday, repeat.
Don't let the Pacers/Thunder match-up catch all the heat for poor ratings. The NBA schedule is fucking ridiculous. And I've seen 10x more long ads for the NHL finals than 10 seconds bummer ads for the NBA finals.
They're barely promoting the shit, the schedule is stupid, and ABC/EPSN coverage is trash.
Everything at a stadium is more expensive..hell a cup of soda is probably $5 or more there.. that machine cost thousands, that person operating it ain’t doing that shit for free.. so price of machine, employee hourly pay, the actual process, the service, stadium inflation price, you damn right we gonna charge you $20.. you can go pay thousands for a machine yourself and get a lil patch made at your house..but let me guess you rather pay $20 for one patch made for you by the company than pay thousands of dollars to make a patch at home.. now you understand the process and price of convience$20 is a lot for that, should be more like $5.
I'd rather buy a finals jersey for under $100 than pay $20 for a fucking patch.
They get an extra day for travel and rest, plus you know they're gonna stretch this shit out!Someone explain the NBA finals schedule to me. Sun, Wed, Fri, Mon .... really, REALLY!!!!
If you play on Sunday, game 2 should be Tuesday, then Thursday, Sunday, repeat.
Don't let the Pacers/Thunder match-up catch all the heat for poor ratings. The NBA schedule is fucking ridiculous. And I've seen 10x more long ads for the NHL finals than 10 seconds bummer ads for the NBA finals.
They're barely promoting the shit, the schedule is stupid, and ABC/EPSN coverage is trash.
Use to always be every 2 days back in the days, now the nba want to prolong everything.. than try to extend their time until right into the nba draftSomeone explain the NBA finals schedule to me. Sun, Wed, Fri, Mon .... really, REALLY!!!!
If you play on Sunday, game 2 should be Tuesday, then Thursday, Sunday, repeat.
Don't let the Pacers/Thunder match-up catch all the heat for poor ratings. The NBA schedule is fucking ridiculous. And I've seen 10x more long ads for the NHL finals than 10 seconds bummer ads for the NBA finals.
They're barely promoting the shit, the schedule is stupid, and ABC/EPSN coverage is trash.
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