NBA re-ups media rights with ESPN and Turner. Players take L.

[Zach Lowe]

At least MLB players get it right....and they are the least educated out of all the major sports!!!!!!!

How do you figure that

Is some tennis player who didn't go to college but probably had a good high school education less educated than some NBA one-and-done whose high school education was so bad he barely qualified for college sports

 

[prophecypro]

NBA aint never coming back to NBC brehs

Given that the same people who ran it back then probably arent around, I'd say that's not a bad thing.
Is the NHL production that remarkable, even SNF when they had it could have been better

 

[Hersh]

players bout to get raped

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Bob Coasts

Stop It. Brehs only want NBC for Roundball Rock. Let it go. ESPN isn't giving the NBA up.

 

[Marvel]

Jesus

Edit: But we all know what's coming after this huge increase

$35-40 million contracts should be available to superstars with this kind of money but those Khazars are stingy.

 

[beenz]

i'd like to see the NBA return to NBC so we can get that sweet theme song back

well since john tesh (of entertainment tonight) composed that theme song, I don't see why ESPN simply couldn't just license it from him

 

[Wargames]

Does anyone know how this will affect the cap for teams?

 

[louisvandross]

i'd like to see the NBA return to NBC so we can get that sweet theme song back

that & my main man ahmad rashad

 

[Da King]

:dcwtf:

 

[Rekkapryde]

Does anyone know how this will affect the cap for teams?

Seeing as how teams will get 89 million alone annually from US TV rights (still doesn't include ticket sales revenue, INTERNATIONAL TV rights, licensing revenue), the cap should go up big time.

Players are definitely backing out of the current deal in 2016. If the owners are smart, they'd do a hard cap and kill player max salaries. That way if a team like Milwaukee wants to throw 40 million a year at a player to get a player, they'll have a better chance to land major players. And the hard cap will ensure that you can't get rediculous with contracts either. GMs will be more accountable that way.

 

[tremonthustler1]

well since john tesh (of entertainment tonight) composed that theme song, I don't see why ESPN simply couldn't just license it from him

John Tesh uses that song for his own radio show

And he charges at least six figures per commercial use.

 

[malbaker86]

NBA aint never coming back to NBC brehs

if they pony'd up the money and stop pandering to Notre Dame azz they coulda

 

[Mook]

Damn shame they didn't even let NBC bid. I want a new sports channel to take over

 

[beenz]

John Tesh uses that song for his own radio show

And he charges at least six figures per commercial use.

I'm sure ESPN wipes their ass with that kinda money anyways and surely spends that amount on more frivolous things.

 

[beenz]

Damn, NBA is eating, players taking paycuts. This is an example of #whiteexcellence

this is what happens when the owners bamboozle everyone by crying poor