NBA Today

*NBA Today*
NBA Today
Starring	Malika Andrews; Kendrick Perkins; Chiney Ogwumike; Richard Jefferson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	1 hour
Original release
Network	ESPN/ESPN2
Release	October 18, 2021 –; present
Related
	The Jump

NBA Today is an American television sports talk program on ESPN (or on rare occasions ESPN2, however ESPN2 will rebroadcast the program daily after ESPN airs it as long as it doesn't air the program live), hosted by Malika Andrews, featuring Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike and Richard Jefferson as panelists.^[1]

NBA Today includes latest news, opinion and analysis on the National Basketball Association (NBA). The show is based in Los Angeles. NBA Today also travels to marquee NBA events, including the NBA Finals for on-site shows. NBA Today replaced The Jump as ESPN's daily NBA studio show.^[2]

History

NBA Today debuted on October 18, 2021, from Los Angeles, California with a more-relaxed format that is similar to TNT's Inside the NBA.^[3]

Personalities

Host

Malika Andrews (2021–present)

Analysts

Kendrick Perkins (2021–present)
Chiney Ogwumike (2021–present)
Richard Jefferson (2021–present)

Contributors

Brian Windhorst (2021–present)
Ramona Shelburne (2021–present)
Scott Perry (2023–present)

Past

Vince Carter (2021–2023)
Zach Lowe (2021–2024)
Jalen Rose (2021–2023)
Adrian Wojnarowski (2021–2024)

References

^ Simmons-Winter, Shakeemah (September 20, 2021). "ESPN Launches New Show NBA Today on October 18". ESPN PR. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ "ESPN's Malika Andrews to host 'NBA Today,' replacing 'The Jump'". Awful Announcing. September 20, 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ "It's time for ESPN's "NBA Today" crew to finally fix their decades-long NBA Countdown disaster". Awful Announcing. July 7, 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[1] Simmons-Winter, Shakeemah (September 20, 2021). "ESPN Launches New Show NBA Today on October 18". ESPN PR. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[2] "ESPN's Malika Andrews to host 'NBA Today,' replacing 'The Jump'". Awful Announcing. September 20, 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[3] "It's time for ESPN's "NBA Today" crew to finally fix their decades-long NBA Countdown disaster". Awful Announcing. July 7, 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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