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Stephen A. Smith believes TNT “dropped the ball” in its attempt to keep the NBA on its airwaves after its current rights deal expires after this upcoming season.

The NBA announced on Wednesday that TNT “did not match the terms” of a bid by Amazon to stream the NBA beginning with the 2025-26 season and that the Prime Video streaming platform would be one of the league’s new broadcast partners. 

Smith took to his eponymous podcast to criticize TNT’s brass for its handling of the situation, which the talking head explained had been an issue dating years back when they expressed that...

Stephen A. Smith blasts TNT after losing NBA broadcasting rights: ‘Dropped the ball’

Amazon Prime Video, ESPN, and NBC Sports: Get in line—and get your checkbooks ready. On Wednesday night, Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT was slammed by the bad news it had been fearing for months: The NBA was pulling the plug on its 40-year relationship and moving its rights to Amazon Prime Video after the 2024–2025 NBA season. It was a brutal setback for a network that had done so much great coverage of The Association over the years.

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The NBA on TNT era is coming to an end, officially. Wednesday afternoon, the NBA announced Warner Bros. Discovery's proposal did not match the offer the league received from Amazon Prime Video. As a result, the league has agreed to an 11-year deal with Amazon, officially leaving Warner, and ...

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TNT Sports has lost the battle to retain NBA media rights, and now rival networks are looking to swoop in and steal their personalities. With the NBA leaving TNT Sports, Inside the NBA will also come to an end after the 2024-25 season, leaving the cast with no work. Ernie...

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But Charles Barkley was wise enough to demand an out clause in his last contract negotiation, which enables him to become a TV free agent if TNT loses NBA rights. With TNT likely to take the NBA to court, the network’s not out of the game yet. Now, odds are the NBA will be on Prime, not TNT, starting with the 2025–2026 season. As ‘Tuned In’ predicted on May 2, that would instantly send Sir Charles’s star into the stratosphere. The Chuckster could command $20 million-plus offers from the NBA’s new trio of rights partners: newcomer Prime; incumbent ABC/ESPN; and former broadcast partner NBC, which held the rights during the Michael Jordan golden era from 1990 to 2002. ESPN is already eying Barkley and the entire cast of Inside the NBA, say my sources. Ditto for Prime.

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The NBA's new television deal starting in the 2025-26 season is set, and Turner Sports is not one of the three outlets selected. As the reports had been trending, Disney (ESPN), Amazon and NBCUniversal are the three networks to secure deals for the NBA's new television rights, leaving Turner Sports (TNT) on the outside looking in.

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Awful Announcing

Stephen A. Smith is backing Charles Barkley in blaming Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) David Zaslav and other higher-ups for losing the NBA on TNT. With the NBA rejecting WBD’s attempt at matching Amazon’s bid for a media rights package, the NBA on TNT appears to be on its last leg. And according to Stephen A. Read more...
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Stephen A. Smith rips TNT execs over NBA

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TNT has made a bold move in response to the NBA’s $1.8 billion annual contract deal with Amazon. They have submitted an offer that matches Amazon’s package. This offer would continue the production of “Inside the NBA.” It’s the premier studio show for NBA coverage. The NBA has yet to respond, leaving the future of their longstanding partnership in question.

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After four decades of partnership, Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports and the NBA will break up their relationship. Also, despite this breakup, NBA fans desire TNT back with the NBA League. Especially Inside the NBA show hosted by Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Shaquille O’Neal.

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Barkley, Shaq's TV Run Over? NBA Announces Final Season Of Inside The NBA

The NBA officially announced on Wednesday they are agreeing to a longterm TV arrangement with...

Barkley, Shaq's TV Run Over? NBA Announces Final Season Of Inside The NBA

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