By Alex Raskin

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

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver appears to see a future for the NBA without TNT Sports 

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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’

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