Lisa Salters missed an NBA Finals game due to a 'personal matter' with her long-term partner in Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White also being away from her team for a game

ESPN's Mike Breen has opened up on the situation surrounding colleague Lisa Salters following her curious absence.

Fever coach Stephanie White and reporter Lisa Salters are partners, and both have stepped away as Salters' mother deals with a health issue, according to Sunday night's ABC broadcast.