Rick Carlise and Doris Burke have each had an incredible amount of staying power in basketball. Carlisle has been an NBA head coach since 2001, and his 23 seasons in the top spot on the bench rank 12th in NBA history. Burke has been working at ESPN since 1990 in various roles including color commentary in men’s and women’s college games, WNBA games, studio work for NBA games, and now calling the 2025 NBA Finals on ABC.

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