The NBA is reportedly finalizing national TV contracts with Disney, Amazon, and NBC, which would shut out TNT and its popular 'Inside the NBA' show after 2024-25
The high-priced bidding war for national NBA broadcast rights beyond next season is entering the fourth quarter. And it appears the clock might be running out on TNT.Warner Bros. Discovery, the company that owns TNT, is reportedly about to be outbid by ESPN/Disney, NBC Universal, and Amazon as contracts with the NBA's broadcast partners are about to be finalized.
''If WBD can't match NBC's bid, the new arrangement could end a prolific run of the NBA on TNT, as well as its signature studio show 'Inside the NBA.' Charles Barkley, a panelist on the show since 2000, spoke to SiriusXM Wednesday as if the show's end was a foregone conclusion.'There's nothing I can say — I am worried about all the people I work with,' Barkley said. 'I really feel bad, man.
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