Let’s try to figure out how it happened and what they had in mind. We presume it was at a preseason meeting called by Adam Silver to determine the NBA’s postseason schedule, emphasis on TV money. And so the NBA decided to sell a stack of playoff games to can’t-DVR-them streaming services for some quick, … Read more
Knicks fans will be missing Mike Breen and Clyde Frazier in their opening-round playoff series against the Hawks. For the first time ever, the NBA is pushing all local network broadcasts out of the playoffs in favor of the national television networks, which paid a hefty price for the rights to air the playoff product. … Read more
Being a beneficent fellow, I to declare this Benefit of the Doubt Sunday. So let’s say that Adam Silver was blindsided by this; he had no idea that the NBA’s Hawks had declared March 16 a “cultural” salute game to an “iconic” strip joint in Atlanta, replete with a vulgar, N-word chanting rapper and the … Read more
For a league taking L’s left and right this past week, at least the NBA can say they saved the All-Star Game. A contest that had been mostly a disaster for roughly two decades received a much-needed facelift when it split USA players from the rest of the world into teams, who then played a … Read more
Mark Cuban had a major gripe throughout his 23 years of owning the Mavericks — and it was a reason he wound up selling his majority stake. Cuban isn’t a fan of the NBA’s top players participating in the Olympics. Cuban mentioned that he often pitched to NBA commissioner Adam Silver a similar formula to … Read more
It just seems that by Sunday night, let alone Monday night, no matter how appealing the flexed-for-TV-dough matchups, the thrill is gone. Source link #Footballs #neverending #onslaught #killed #remaining #thrills
Adam Silver delivered a sliver of hope to basketball fans that the fate TNT’s beloved “Inside the NBA” has yet to be decided. The league’s commissioner was asked about fans’ concerns about losing the on-air team of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal with the home of the NBA’s television rights after … Read more
NBA commissioner Adam Silver disputed the notion that the NBA has a heavy hand in broadcast partner personnel decisions. When ESPN layoffs this past summer included top analyst Jeff Van Gundy, rumors flew that the NBA league office did not enjoy his commentary and perhaps had input in the axing. Silver appeared on JJ Redick’s … Read more
In this week’s Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast: NBA commissioner Adam Silver discusses the future of the league’s local and national media rights. The hosts use clips from Silver’s interview at the CAA World Congress of Sports to discuss how the NBA plans to approach the RSN problems and its coming national media rights … Read more