LeBron James Praises ‘Important Moment for Our Sport’ as Lakers Star Salutes ESPN’s ‘GOAT’ Ahead of NBA Finals Broadcast

DORIS Burke made history on Thursday night as the first woman to serve as an analyst during a major men’s championship.

Burke is called up to the NBA Finals and is making history as the first woman to do so.

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Burke is one of the legends of basketball broadcasting and has some big fans on his side, including LeBron James.

James shared a sweet message for Burke on social media before his first NBA Finals game.

“Important moment for our sport tonight,” LeBron wrote on the X.

“Love and respect to DB and everything she does to uplift us all!

Burke is part of ESPN’s number one team and finished the game alongside JJ Redick and Mike Breen.

Redick gave Burke a kind message live on air to praise his achievement.

“What she did tonight is historic. I’m very proud of her,” Redick said.

“I love you. It’s so good to work with you.”

While she continues to receive words of encouragement from around the league, Burke shared how important her role is to her.

She made an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show to talk about her NBA Finals opportunity.

“I’ll be honest with you, it’s significant,” she said.

“There is no doubt that this feeling has not yet occurred to me. Obviously, what could be better for me if somehow this task helped women in some way?

“There couldn’t be anything more significant.”

Burke has been a full-time NBA analyst for seven years after being ESPN’s lead sideline reporter.

She previously called the 2020 NBA Finals on ESPN Radio, the first woman to do so.

Fans love Burke and shared their praise for his achievement on social media.

“That was good to watch. She deserves her flowers to be honest,” said one fan.

“Doris is incredible. I would love to hear her call a game with Kevin Harlan, it would be epic,” said another fan.

“CONGRATULATIONS DORIS”, said a third fan.

“Very excited for Doris,” said a fourth fan.

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