BASKETBALL fans have been left stunned after discovering who ESPN reporter Lisa Salters is dating.
Salters, 59, is one of the network’s leading stars and often works the side line on top games.
Lisa Salters missed ESPN’s coverage of Game 2 of the NBA Finals[/caption]
Salters is in a relationship with Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White[/caption]
She was absent from ESPN’s coverage for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
Salters was due to take up her position on the side line for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s clash with the Indiana Pacers.
“Lisa is attending to a personal matter,” ESPN said in a statement before the game.
“We send her our best.”
Commentator Mike Breen later explained that Salters’ mom was dealing with “serious health issues.”
“We are thinking of our dear friend and colleague, Lisa Salters,” Breen said.
He added, “Although we’ve never met her mom, we owe her a debt of gratitude for giving us the gift of Lisa Salters, who is the teammate everyone in our business should strive to have.”
Fans also sent their best wishes to Salters after hearing the news.
Her absence came as Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White also missed a game due to “personal reasons.”
And basketball followers began connecting the dots.
Salters is in a long-term relationship with the Fever coach.
The pair have four children, three who are White’s biological kids and one who is Salters’ adopted son.
Salters and White share loved-up pictures on social media together.
But some fans have only just begun to realize they are in a relationship.
One said, “Learning Lisa Salters is actually in a relationship to Stephanie White was kinda mind blowing for me.”
Stephanie White is in charge of the WNBA team, led by Caitlin Clark[/caption]
Another posted, “Lisa Salters is married to Stephanie White?”
Salters is a side line reporter for NBA as well as NFL games.
She has been part of ESPN’s NBA coverage since 2005 and was named MNF side line reporter in 2012.
It’s not known when exactly her relationship with White began.
But the Fever coach has also found more time in the spotlight recently with the WNBA’s surge in popularity led by Caitlin Clark.
