Jeff Van Gundy's stunning ESPN firing leaves NBA fans with mixed reactions: "More JJ Redick and Richard Jefferson"

The famous ESPN live commentary lineup of Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mark Jackson has come to an end according to New York Post sports media columnist Andrew Marchand. He reported that ESPN has let go of Jeff Van Gundy before the upcoming regular season even began.As ESPN continues its layoffs of some of its high-profile employees, a number of NBA fans on Twitter have tweeted out their reactions.kyle@knicks_tape99More JJ redick and Richard Jefferson twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand1267BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxMore JJ redick and Richard Jefferson twitter.com/thenbacentral/…Hassan@H34SSANv2Him, Mark Jackson and Mike Breen were actually fun to listen to twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand8512BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxHim, Mark Jackson and Mike Breen were actually fun to listen to twitter.com/thenbacentral/…Bryan Moniz@B_MonizYet they still employ Kendrick Perkins. twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand31114BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxYet they still employ Kendrick Perkins. twitter.com/thenbacentral/…Silk (Super) Sonic | The Posse@Jaywop6Jeff Van Gundy was entertaining idc what anyone says twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand2410BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxJeff Van Gundy was entertaining idc what anyone says twitter.com/thenbacentral/…🆂🆆🅾🅾🆂🅷@OwnedBySW00SHEnd of an era twitter.com/TheNBACentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand164BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxEnd of an era😔 twitter.com/TheNBACentral/… https://t.co/KfTSRHRw10Bobby BP Portis@BPortistimeDamn this sucks. I personally loved the Jeff and Mark duo. twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand26215BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxDamn this sucks. I personally loved the Jeff and Mark duo. twitter.com/thenbacentral/…Wizards Film Room@KevinFolliNBAAwful decision by ESPN. JVG might be the best in-game analyst in the entire league. twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand242BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxAwful decision by ESPN. JVG might be the best in-game analyst in the entire league. twitter.com/thenbacentral/…𝙴 😎@DubMnEVan Gundy gone from ESPNEveryone https://t.co/GVwPfzapki twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand21140BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxVan Gundy gone from ESPNEveryone https://t.co/GVwPfzapki twitter.com/thenbacentral/…Angelo@_klaynation_Thank the lord. Now I only gotta listen to Mark Jackson say every call against the Warriors is correct and every one in their favor is incorrect🤣 bum twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand71145BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxThank the lord. Now I only gotta listen to Mark Jackson say every call against the Warriors is correct and every one in their favor is incorrect🤣 bum twitter.com/thenbacentral/…Voja@VojaMedicHe knows a lot of basketball, but that WCF and Finals performance from him and Jackson was abysmal. Sounded like both of them don't want to be there at all twitter.com/TheNBACentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand441BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxHe knows a lot of basketball, but that WCF and Finals performance from him and Jackson was abysmal. Sounded like both of them don't want to be there at all twitter.com/TheNBACentral/…ana 🏆💍@murray_flurrybreaking: man who sucks at his job lost his job twitter.com/thenbacentral/…NBACentral@TheNBACentralBREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand632BREAKING: ESPN has let go Jeff Van Gundy, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/7s2mbBqnbxbreaking: man who sucks at his job lost his job twitter.com/thenbacentral/…The reactions from NBA fans on Twitter have been mixed. There are some that appreciated his extensive knowledge of the NBA and how he was able to seamlessly apply it to his live commentary style. However, there are some fans that thought his commentaries during the 2023 Finals and Western Conference leave much to be desired.Fresh off those subpar performances in his commentary, some fans believed that may have been a strong factor in the network's decision to let him go.After being let go as the head coach by the Houston Rockets in 2007, Jeff Van Gundy became a guest analyst for ESPN during a live broadcast of a Suns vs Spurs game. He has been part of the network ever since.Over the years, he has been a familiar face for NBA fans and viewers alongside Mike Breen and Mark Jackson. The trio has done live commentaries on a huge number of NBA games throughout their careers and has also been a part of 16 NBA Finals.The resume is there when it comes to Jeff Van Gundy's broadcast career with ESPN, making it one of the more impressive ones alongside Mike Breen.NBA Insider on the Dallas Mavericks' interest in hiring Jeff Van Gundy as an assistant coach.According to NBA Insider Marc Stein from &quot;The Stein Line,&quot; the Dallas Mavericks could pursue former ESPN commentator and analyst Van Gundy to be a part of Jason Kidd's coaching staff.Van Gundy spent 16 years with ESPN after being the assistant coach of the New York Knicks for seven seasons (1989-1996), five seasons 1996-2001) as the Knicks head coach, and four seasons (2003-2007) with the Houston Rockets. Van Gundy was also named as the head coach of the 2000 All-Star game.During his tenure as the head coach of the New York Knicks, he was able to lead the team to the NBA finals in the 1998-99 season. Jeff Van Gundy also has a coaching record of 430 wins and 318 losses.Van Gundy was also named the head coach of the senior United States Men's National Basketball Team during the FIBA AmeriCup tournament in 2017. They ended up winning gold in the tournament and even qualified for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

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