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It’s been years in the making, and today the Los Angeles Lakers chose 19-year-old Bronny James with pick No. 55 in the NBA draft. The selection will unite the teen with his father, all-time great LeBron James, on the Lakers roster, the first-ever father-son duo in the league’s history to play at the…

With uncertainty clouding its long-term NBA relationship, TNT Sports continues to fill out its portfolio, setting a 6-year rights deal with the Big East Conference for men’s and women’s college basketball. The agreement will bring more than 65 regular season Big East college basketball games to lead…

The Boston Celtics are the 2024 NBA Champions. The storied club stomped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 tonight, giving Boston a so-called “gentlemen’s sweep” of the series, 4 games to 1. Tonight’s victory means the Celtics are once again the winningest team in professional basketball, with 18…

As major sports leagues struggle with the new legal sports betting landscape and worry about player temptations, at least one pro league wants the federal government to step in. The NBA’s Deputy Commissioner and COO Mark Tatum called for federal action in a video call to reporters this week…

As intrigue continues to swirl about its future role as an NBA broadcaster, Warner Bros Discovery’s Turner Sports has secured U.S. rights to the French Open tennis tournament. The annual late-spring major, whose 2024 edition will wrap this weekend in Paris, is slated to be carried by WBD’s linear…

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says execs “continue to talk to the NBA” about a renewal of rights, but he argued that even without pro hoops the company’s sports offerings are “very robust.” “I was just down in Atlanta. We’ve got a great team down there and we love our experience with the…

Charles Barkley, one of the mainstays of the long-venerated studio show Inside the NBA — which won yet another Sports Emmy last night — says the current media rights situation “sucks right now” for Warner Bros. Discovery staffers. About 200 jobs could be lost, Barkley said in an interview Wednesday…

For basketball fans already mourning the potential loss of TNT’s Inside the NBA, there may be some small consolation: NBC may bring back John Tesh’s iconic “Roundball Rock.” NBCU is reportedly set to bid $2.5 a year for rights to NBA games going forward, according to the Wall Street Journal. If the…

"I am deeply optimistic about our company, and in a world that is so in need of entertainment is a true privilege," said Disney boss Bob Iger today in a rare appearance on stage at the start of the media giant’s upfront presentation in New York City. "To run a company that is the embodiment of creative…

Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav largely evaded questions about NBA talks and Paramount Global’s potential as a WBD merger partner, but he did weigh in on the hot topic of executive pay. “All CEOs need to be paid with alignment with shareholders,” he declared. In 2023, a year when his…

Former NBA player Darius Morris, who started a playoff game for the Los Angeles Lakers and played for four other NBA teams, has died at 33. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. Morris also played for the University of Michigan from 2009-2011 and is one of five players in school history to…

The NBA’s new round of rights negotiations has reportedly lured NBCUniversal back to the league after an absence of more than two decades. NBCU is planning to bid $2.5 a year for rights to the games, according to the Wall Street Journal. If the offer is successful, the company would supplant media…