As an NBA enthusiast, have you ever watched a game and just couldn’t ignore getting engaged in and listening to the on-court commentary that is going on? No one can, since it is all part of the NBA experience. Then again, not everyone appreciates it, since a good or bad commentary can change the entire experience of watching a game for anyone. Especially for die-hard NBA fans who want to hear some more expert opinion, but instead receive some disagreeable commentary. It was only yesterday when Cory Alexander was getting belittled on what he had to share. Now, Doris Burke has become the latest target over her opinions, which might also include her recent weird remarks about Kristaps Porzingis.
As the Game 3 matchup between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks continued to be underway, the 60-year-old sports announcer was heard diverting her attention to the Latvian. The quote from her that would have caught the most attention from fans was “Boy, Kristaps Porzingis looks like a guy who hasn’t had consistent minutes in a while. He’s a step slow”.
Well, of course Kristaps Porzingis is a “step slow”. Any die-hard Boston Celtics fans who has been following the team’s tournament run knows that the 29-year-old continues to deal with complications from his upper respiratory illness. It was certainly not a secret, as the illness, which appeared somewhere between March and April, caused Porzingis to miss 11 games in a 14-game span. As Shams Charania reported before the Game 3 tip-off, Porzingis is still dealing with lingering effects of that illness. Despite taking extra steps to recover, his conditioning is still not good.
The fact that Doris Burke was not aware of even this basic information would have served as a catalyst to fans who were already fed up with her commentary. As expected, many of them soon took to social media to make their criticism known.
NBA fans berate Doris Burke over her in-game commentary: “needs to just shut up”
One social media user said, “Great game so far with the exception of the ever completely annoying Doris Burke. She needs to just shut up”.
Great game so far with the exception of the ever completely annoying Doris Burke. She needs to just shut up
— Marc Lasky (@MarcLasky) May 10, 2025
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