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It sounds like we’ll finally be getting an answer on the future of Inside the NBA soon.
But TNT isn’t out of the picture just yet. The company has matching rights on whatever deal the NBA agrees to, according to the latest fromFront Office Sports’Michael McCarthy. It can reinsert itself into the conversation by matching one of the offers from NBC Universal or Amazon.
According to McCarthy, TNT has five days left to decide if it’ll match one of the NBA’s new deals.
“TNT got the contracts Wednesday night, say my sources. So it will have approximately five days, until next Monday, to “match” either Amazon Prime Video’s $1.8 billion–per-year offer or NBC’s $2.5 billion–per-year bid. (Disney’s ABC/ESPN is expected to retain the NBA’s TV “A” package, including the NBA Finals, at a price of $2.8 billion per year.)”
Deadline reported on Wednesday that TNT intends to match the Amazon Prime Video offer, which is reportedly $700 million cheaper than the NBC bid. That won’t come easy. Considering how much money is on the table here, it will probably get ugly and litigious. The stakes are high.
But this is good news for fans hoping the Inside the NBA crew could stick together for the long run. Regardless of negotiations, we’re technically still getting one more season of the show, but so many people have grown up with this show and its incredible cast of characters. Charles Barkley and crew have worked their way into people’s hearts over the last few decades. Knowing that it’s on its last legs is a bit heartbreaking. Most people don’t want to see that simply go away.
We’ll see how things end up, but this thing isn’t quite over yet. Not by a long shot.
An actual fun All-Star game!
Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
This All-Star game is generally a blast. And — get this — it’s usually competitive! Like, the players actually try. And the fans appreciate it!
That should especially be the case this year, considering the stakes. It’s Team USA vs. the WNBA All-Stars. This isn’t just an All-Star game — it’s a warm-up game for the best players in the league before they take off to Paris and try to win another gold medal. There’s something to play for here.
On top of that, we’ve got Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese in the first of what will probably be many All-Star games for the two of them. The two rivals will be teammates for the first time in their careers. That should be fun.
Lock in this weekend, folks. This is going to be a good one.
The Open is brutal for Rory McIlroy
Sometimes life trolls you, man. Plain and simple. You can’t tell me that’s not what’s happening to Rory McIlroy. The golf gods are just messing with him. It’s mean.
“It got so bad for McIlroy on Thursday that he essentially played himself out of contention in the opening round. McIlroy shot an abysmal 77, putting him at seven-over par and tied for 133rd. No moment summed up his day quite like the bunker shot on the eighth hole, known as ‘The Postage Stamp’.”
Here’s that bunker shot.
MAN. COME ON. THAT’S NOT FAIR. The ball goes up onto the green and rolls right back down into the bunker where Rory started with it. Tough.
We’ll see how the rest of this weekend goes for McIlroy but, uh, this isn’t a great start.
Photo Friday: Bonjour, y’all!
(Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
This BMX rider doing tricks under the Eiffel Tower with the Olympic Rings on it is the best picture you’ll see today. You’re welcome.
This time next week we’ll be talking about Oylmpic stuff! WOO! Let’s get it.
Quick hits: Caitlin Clark assists, ranked … Second-round gems … and more
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