In a first-round Bulls-Celtics NBA playoff series already marked by surprises, chief among them the Bulls’ 2-0 lead over the Eastern Conference’s top seed, ESPN has a doozy of its own set for its Friday Game 3 telecast.
Working the United Center sidelines while Mark Jones and Hubie Brown call the action will be Adam Schefter, ESPN NFL reporter.
“This, to me, is like a professional vacation,” Schefter said during a phone interview this week interrupted only once by an NFL source’s call on another phone. “I’m going to put my draft work down for the night and swoop in, do the sidelines for the night.