Neil Everett discovers Trail Blazers job loss through Forbes article
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 25, 2026, 7:00 PM
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
Neil Everett learned of his dismissal from the Portland Trail Blazers by reading a Forbes column detailing new owner Tom Dundon's restructuring of the broadcast team. He had not received any prior notification of his departure. Dundon's acquisition, reported at $4.25 billion, has prompted significant cost-cutting measures within the organization, leading to the layoffs of several long-term broadcast staff, including Michael Holton and Jamie Hudson. Everett, a former ESPN anchor and beloved sports personality, had joined the Blazers in 2021 after a notable stint at the network. Now he faces another career transition after receiving no warning of his termination.
- •Neil Everett was removed from the Trail Blazers broadcast roster.
- •He found out about his job loss from a Forbes article.
- •Tom Dundon completed the $4.25 billion purchase of the Trail Blazers.
- •Significant layoffs affected multiple long-time broadcasters.
- •Everett had previously worked at ESPN for over two decades.
- 7:00 PMYahoo Sports — Neil Everett found out he lost his Trail Blazers job by reading about it in Forbes
"Neil Everett received neither a phone call nor an email notifying him of his own dismissal. The Trail Blazers simply excised him from their broadcast roster this week, and he absorbed the news the same way the general public did, inside a Forbes column detailing new owner Tom Dundon’s sweeping overhaul of the organization’s broadcast…
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