NBA fans on social media were not shy in voicing their dislike of the NBA’s new prime time commentary team.

Doris Burke and NBA legend Doc Rivers joined Mike Breen on the commentary team after Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy were paid off as part of massive release of ESPN on-air talent.

Jackson, Van Gundy, and Breen had been one of fans’ favorite commentary partnerships for several years before budget cuts put an end to the beloved group.

The trio of Rivers, Breen, and Burke were calling the first game of ESPN’s first NBA doubleheader of the season as the New York Knicks played the rival Boston Celtics.

‘I’m sorry but doc rivers and Doris Burke are making my ears bleed with all due respect,’ one fan posted to X.

NBA fans on blasted the new ESPN commentary team with Doc Rivers and Doris Burke

NBA fans on blasted the new ESPN commentary team with Doc Rivers and Doris Burke

The previous team included Mark Jackson (L) and Jeff Van Gundy (C) along with Mike Breen (R)

The previous team included Mark Jackson (L) and Jeff Van Gundy (C) along with Mike Breen (R)

‘So…in order to enjoy Mike Breen calling an NBA game, I now have to endure Doris Burke AND Doc Rivers? 2023 is so non-fun,’ posted another unhappy viewer.

‘I gotta listen to Doris Burke AND Doc Rivers on the first game of the season?? Kill me now,’ complained another fan.

As the game carried one the complaints from fans continued to roll in one-by-one.

‘Going from Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson to Doc Rivers and Doris Burke is a tragedy for Breen and ESPN,’ read another compliant.

Fans complained throughout the night about their dislike of having to hear Rivers and Burke

Fans complained throughout the night about their dislike of having to hear Rivers and Burke

‘I’m not even joking i don’t think i can take Doris Burke in my ear all season long,’ said one complainer, who singled out Burke as their biggest issue.

Burke has been with the network in one role or another since 1991, calling men’s and women’s basketball games at both the professional and collegiate level. Now, after the departures of Van Gundy and Jackson, the former Providence College star is becoming the first woman to serve as a top in-game analyst for ESPN.

She previously worked in ESPN’s No. 2 booth alongside play-by-play announcer Mark Jones.

It’s a major change for the network, for whom Van Gundy and Jackson called a record 17 and 15 NBA Finals, respectively. But Burke is hardly unfamiliar to NBA fans, many of whom have followed her career from her time as a sideline reporter.