New NBA Media Deal: 11 years, $77B with Disney (ABC/ESPN), Comcast (NBC/Peacock), and Amazon. ESPN to license Inside the NBA

[Han Yolo]

"We don't need the NBA" to this

 

[GoldenGlove]

We don't neeeeeeeed the NBA - Zaslav

 

[Nero Christ]

Zaslav might be the greatest example of white privilege ever. Turned the Discover & TLC into reality tv freak shows, overseeing HBO's fall off in quality, halted HBOMax's rise in the streaming wars, pissed off creatives in Hollywood, and lost the NBA after they had a 40 yr relationship with TNT.

 

[Voice of Reason]

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Zaslav is there to shed debt and likely merge or sell assets. You can say he did a bad job with the NBA but I don't think it changes what their plan was since they brought him in. AT&T ruined the old Warner Bros. in many ways. The way the stock is performing, it might be easier to merge, I don't see the government stopping it.

 

[K-Apps]

 

[The_Sheff]

People in here begging for studio shows to break down basketball and Kevin Durant is on Twitter arguing with fans and saying running plays is not what basketball is about. He said it’s best whet it’s random and players just go on instinct and do whatever.

So yall want studio shows that focus on instinct and randomness?

Too 3 player in the world just said nobody gives a shyt about plays.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

People in here begging for studio shows to break down basketball and Kevin Durant is on Twitter arguing with fans and saying running plays is not what basketball is about. He said it’s best whet it’s random and players just go on instinct and do whatever.

So yall want studio shows that focus on instinct and randomness?

Too 3 player in the world just said nobody gives a shyt about plays.

How's his playoff career gone without the Warriors to rely on?

 

[Cladyclad]

People dont like basketball. They like Jordan or Kobe or whoever or better yet the ideal or character they represented. They like how they felt in 83 or 95 or 04 when watching those certain guys. They dont actually like or really care to understand the sport itself. Beyond that a lot of folks feel they were a growth spurt from going to the league so there is more bitterness among hoop "fans" than for any other sport.

People actually like football...the game. They will watch anyone play it and will listen to anyone talk about it. Basketball is Jordan v Bron and the past > the present talk because that's the prism most "fans" view the game through. Inside feeds that but it aint growing the game. It makes sense for Silver and co. to want to move away from that and try to broaden the audience. People resist change but as always will adjust.

People understand football way less than basketball lol

football selling point is games matter more. If football was 82 games (excluding injuries) shyt would be so trash.

 

[In The Zone '98]

People in here begging for studio shows to break down basketball and Kevin Durant is on Twitter arguing with fans and saying running plays is not what basketball is about. He said it’s best whet it’s random and players just go on instinct and do whatever.

So yall want studio shows that focus on instinct and randomness?

Too 3 player in the world just said nobody gives a shyt about plays.

That's one players view in a league of 600 players. But get your shyt off, King.

 

[mson]

Zaslav is there to shed debt and likely merge or sell assets. You can say he did a bad job with the NBA but I don't think it changes what their plan was since they brought him in. AT&T ruined the old Warner Bros. in many ways. The way the stock is performing, it might be easier to merge, I don't see the government stopping it.

Merge with who?

 

[AStrangeName]

Merge with who?

There's really no one else they can merge with. Unless they're looking at A24, Lionsgate or a company outside of the entertainment industry, WBD is stuck.

 

[Lord Beasley]

These bozos plus SAS who will try to insert himself into this because he's a clout vampire. Terrible.

Why?

TNT's halftime/postgame show was 1000x better than ESPN. they know it, you should recognize

 

[Ku$h Parker]

How would this effect 2k going forward?
They always used NBA on TNT Styled Presentations with the Inside panel minus Chuckster

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

There's really no one else they can merge with. Unless they're looking at A24, Lionsgate or a company outside of the entertainment industry, WBD is stuck.

NBCU despite what some people are saying would gladly take on HBO/WB Pictures and the networks could be sold off until cable finally dies out. I don't think people understand how dire cable is right now.

WBD would have ended up "losing" whether they got the NBA or not. Not getting the NBA is a quicker death. Paying for the NBA at these rates would be unsustainable for them over the long term just like it will be for ESPN. There's a reason why Disney was looking into selling ESPN/ABC last year because they know deep down they can't really afford this anymore.