The NBA has rejected TNT Sports’ bid to match Amazon’s media rights deal with the league, which has now officially announced its $77 billion TV deal with the streaming service, ESPN and NBC.
The deal is an 11-year pact, and likely means that TNT Sports is entering its final year as an NBA broadcast partner.
TNT Sports had matched Amazon’s $1.8 billion offer this week, but the NBA is rejecting that bid, which could result in a legal battle between the network and the league, according to The Athletic.
More to come…
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver appears to see a future for the NBA without TNT Sports
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