Episode 140 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features ESPN basketball analyst Doris Burke, who ESPN announced this week will serve as an analyst for ESPN regular-season NBA telecasts as well as the NBA playoffs. That makes Burke the first woman at the national level to be assigned a full season rotation of games as an NBA game analyst. In this podcast, Burke discusses how her new role came about; how many games she will call; what it means that other women around the NBA including Stephanie Ready and Sarah Kustok have been given analyst jobs; whether Carmelo Anthony, Paul George and Russell Westbrook can gel in Oklahoma City; why NBA players such as LeBron James often speak up on politics; and much more. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher.

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