The NBA has rejected TNT Sports’ bid to match Amazon’s media rights deal with the league, and as a result, has announced its $77 billion agreement with that streaming service, ESPN and NBC. The 11-year pact is set to begin with the 2025-26 season.
TNT Sports responded to the news on Wednesday evening by arguing that the NBA does not have the right to reject the network’s decision to match Amazon’s $1.9 billion offer.
TNT Sports spokespeople argued that the NBA has ‘grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights.’ The dispute will likely result in a legal battle, The Athletic reports.
The WNBA also cut its own deal with Amazon, ESPN and NBC worth around $2.2 billion (or $200 million annually), DailyMail.com has learned. What’s more, the ‘W’ is still free to make other media deals, potentially adding to its nine-figure annual haul.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver appears to see a future for the NBA without TNT Sports
Charles Barkley and the rest of ‘Inside the NBA’ appear to have one season left on TNT
Wednesday’s news only serves to put the future of TNT’s popular studio show, Inside the NBA, into further doubt.
There remains a chance that Amazon Prime could try to lure the quartet of Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, and Kenny Smith over to its platform. However, Barkley, for one, has expressed skepticism about joining another network.
NBC Sports announced the move on its social media, with the familiar instrumental ‘Roundball Rock’ by John Tesh playing in the background. It was later popularized in a sample in ‘Heart of a Champion’ by Nelly.
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