Overview
- Jones, who called Celtics–Magic on Sunday, signed off from ESPN in his final broadcast after a 36-year run.
- He said on Instagram that he chose to leave and that he is not retiring, describing this as his next chapter.
- ESPN thanked him in a statement and ran an on-air tribute during the telecast.
- Miami Herald reporter Barry Jackson reported that Jones left by choice and that ESPN told him he could have stayed.
- His departure reduces ESPN’s NBA play-by-play depth at a time when the network carries fewer games under new media-rights deals.