ESPN denies report it offered Steve Kerr $7 million contract to join network's NBA coverage

It's very likely that ESPN hoped Steve Kerr would part ways with the Golden State Warriors and join the network's NBA coverage.

But ESPN is adamant that the network did not offer him $7 million per year, as "reported" by Awful Announcing.

Burke Magnus, ESPN executive vice president of programming and original content, pushed back Sunday after the sports media blog published a story headlined, "ESPN reportedly offered Steve Kerr $7M annually." Magnus quote-posted the story on X and wrote...