NBA rejects TNT Sports’ bid to match Amazon’s ‘$1.9 billion’ offer as league announces $77 billion TV rights megadeal with streamer, ESPN and NBC ‘ahead of looming legal battle’

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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