‘Inside the NBA’ host Charles Barkley hints split with league was inevitable: ‘Not sure TNT ever had a chance’
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The NBA picked Amazon, rejected Warner Bros Discovery’s matching bid
Despite being one of the league’s media partners for the past few decades, TNT’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has lost its broadcasting rights deal to competitors.
On Wednesday, the NBA rejected a bid for WBD to exercise its right to match an offer from Amazon for a part of the league’s 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal.
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and longtime co-host of TNT’s popular “Inside the NBA” studio program Charles Barkley, reacted to the company’s failed attempt to renew media rights.
Barkley suggested that the company he works for was always at a disadvantage because the NBA was focused on working out deals with Amazon due to the amount of money the streaming giant could bring to the table.