On May 29, 2022, Jones filled in for ESPN's lead NBA play–by–play announcer Mike Breen for the deciding Eastern Conference Final Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. On March 11, 2022, ESPN announced a multi-year extension for Jones. Jones was named the primary TV play-by-play announcer for the Sacramento Kings in 2020. In September 2020, Jones made headlines with his outspoken support for the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter. He is the younger brother of Paul Jones, the radio play-by-play voice of the Toronto Raptors. He has contributed to NBA All-Star Weekend (Celebrity Game), NBA Draft Lottery, and also to the network's NBA Draft coverage. Jones has also occasionally served as an anchor/reporter for SportsCenter. He has also done play-by-play and/or reporting for women's college basketball, the WNBA, and the NHL. He formally called men's SEC college basketball games on Saturday with analyst Kara Lawson. He also is on ESPN's college football, where he teams up with analyst Robert Griffin III on the network's coverage on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. Jones also is lead play by play announcer on ABC's NBA Sunday Showcase with Doris Burke. Jones has done some sideline reporting for NBA games. Smith in topical debates about issues in the NBA. On the program he engaged Walton and Stephen A. He was the primary host of KIA NBA Shootaround, the network's pregame show. Jones has worked NBA games in the past with Bill Walton until Walton left NBA coverage during the 2009 - 2010 season and also with Doug Collins. Carlesimo, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, and most frequently Doris Burke. Jones currently does play-by-play on NBA games paired with any one of ESPN's current NBA game analysts like Jon Barry, Hubie Brown, P.J. He would usually end the show by shooting an imaginary basketball into the air as the studio lights went off. Jones began his ESPN career as the host of the weekly NBA show, the NBA Today. Broadcasting career īefore Jones assumed his current roles at ESPN, he worked for The Sports Network (TSN) in Canada from 1986 to 1990 as an anchor and hosted a Toronto Blue Jays magazine show. He was inducted into the York's Sport Hall of Fame in 2016. A prolific guard for the Yeomen, Jones still ranks in the program's top five all-time in total assists and steals. In 1986, he finished his career with a first-team all-star nod. During his career, Jones was one of the top players in the OUAA, earning conference second-team all-star honours in 19. He led the team to three Ontario Universities Athletics Association (OUAA) championships in 1981, 19. Jones attended York University and played basketball. Mark Jones was born on November 16, 1961. He mostly works college football and NBA games on ABC and ESPN. Before then Jones worked for The Sports Network (TSN) in Canada. Jones has been a member of the ESPN broadcasting family since 1990. Mark Vernon Jones is a Canadian sportscaster for ABC and ESPN and the primary play-by-play announcer for Sacramento Kings games on NBC Sports California.
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