They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but Mike Breen didn’t let ESPN colleague Doris Burke escape Sin City with all her activities a secret.
Burke was missing in action for Tuesday’s NBA Cup championship game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder, leaving Breen and Richard Jefferson to call the game without her. Breen announced just before tip-off Burke was out with an illness, but he couldn’t let the moment pass without a little lighthearted ribbing.
“Doris Burke will not be with us tonight. Doris not feeling well. And I think it’s important to state that her absence and illness has nothing to do with the amount of money she lost on the blackjack tables in recent days. The authorities need to know that,” Breen sa