Adam Schefter's appearance on ESPN's telecast of the Knicks-Thunder game might create some confusion for channel flippers Wednesday night. Is this an NBA or NFL game?
Schefter, one of ESPN's premier NFL insiders, will make his debut as an NBA sideline reporter at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in what he said is his first visit to Oklahoma. It will be one of two NBA games he is scheduled to work this season, although he may possibly cover more games “if I don't mess up too bad.”
Schefter, 50, who has covered the NFL since 1990, said ESPN offered the NBA work as “a carrot” when he signed a new five-year contract in December.