The NBA has fired its latest salvo in a brewing Cold War with its longtime partner in TNT. On Wednesday, the NBA said that TNT “did not match the terms” of Amazon’s rights bid and that Amazon will be a new streaming partner for the league. Earlier this week, TNT, a division of Warner Bros. … Read more
In the midst of the chaos surrounding Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and its NBA television rights negotiations, Ernie Johnson is stepping away from baseball for the time being. “I’d like to thank the leadership at TNT Sports for allowing me the time away to take care of a family matter during the baseball season,” Johnson, … Read more
Get “Roundball Rock” back in the queue and pour one out for “Inside the NBA.” The NBA is “closing in” on television deals with NBC, ESPN and Amazon worth $76 billion in media revenue over 11 years, according to The Wall Street Journal. NBC, which would re-gain the rights to air NBA games for the … Read more
Kenny Smith could be the odd man out. As the fate of “Inside the NBA” is uncertain with TNT potentially losing its NBA rights, Smith is “vulnerable to being collateral damage” in the fallout, according to Puck. Smith, a two-time NBA champion with the Rockets and a former North Carolina star, is part of TNT’s … Read more
Ryen Russillo sees Draymond Green as an interloper on TNT’s popular “Inside the NBA” studio show. Russillo and Bill Simmons were talking about the NBA playoffs earlier this week on Simmons’ Ringer podcast, when Simmons discussed how much glee other professional basketball players seem to take when Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert struggles. “It’s weird … Read more
The NBA appears ready to move on from TNT for a reunion with NBC. The league is formalizing contracts this week with Disney (which owns ESPN), NBC and Amazon for new rights deals that would begin with the 2025-26 season, Sports Business Journal reported Wednesday. NBC is closing in on taking over TNT’s “B” package … Read more
Obituaries for TNT’s NBA coverage might be premature. The NBA’s television deal with Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT and Disney’s ABC and ESPN expires after next season, and there has been a lot of speculation that TNT would lose out on the game of musical chairs in favor of new deals with Comcast’s NBC and Amazon. … Read more
Brian Boucher will join TNT’s top line as its “between the benches” analyst and will be part of its future Stanley Cup coverage, The Post has learned. In the process, Boucher will leave ESPN to reunite with his former NBC teammates, top play-by-player Kenny Albert and game analyst Eddie Olczyk. TNT’s “between the boards” position … Read more