Lisa Salters will not be on the sidelines for match 2 of the NBA final.
Instead, Jorge Sedano will take care of touch tasks on Sunday, June 8 for the coverage of ESPN. Sports Media Watch was the first to report the news.
Jorge Sedano on the NBA final set aside this evening instead of Lisa Salters.
– Sports Media Watch (@Paulsen_smw) June 8, 2025
Sedano intervenes for Salters, who takes care of a personal affair. ESPN confirmed his absence in a declaration to Ryan Glasspiegl in Front Office SportsSimply saying: “Lisa takes care of a personal affair. We send her our best.”
Salters’ partner, Stephanie White, is the head coach of Indiana fever. White is also currently far from the team for personal reasons.
This is not the first time that Salters moved away from a large mission for personal reasons. She missed several Monday evening football Games last season, with Laura Rutledge working next to Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
“Laura Rutledge again with us tonight. We miss the devil of Lisa Salters who takes care of a family business. I hope to come back next week, or every time she was targeting things.
“We certainly think of her tonight, as we were a week ago.” – Joe Buck pic.twitter.com/hnkeqghi7f
– Horrible Andrfection (@Awfulannouning) October 22, 2024
Now, Sedano joins Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Richard Jefferson in the ABC broadcast.
Sedano, 47, carries many hats in ESPN. He is already in Oklahoma City as a journalist of the radio line line for the National Call for ESPN Radio with Marc Kescher and PJ Carlesimo. It will be his first TV assignment of the NBA Finals.
In addition to his touch work, Sedano host Sedano and Kap On ESPNLA 710 every day of the week from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT. It regularly contributes to NBA today,, Sports centerAnd Around the horn Before its cancellation. He also calls university football matches for the ACC network.
It is not known how long Salters will be sidelined by the Pacers-Thunder series. Sedano will take care of the touch tasks for the moment, while Vanessa Richardson will replace him for the broadcast of ESPN radio.
In the meantime, we want to express our best wishes to salters and whites.
