Shaq will have free agency bonanza if TNT loses NBA for good
NY Post
Charles Barkley has been the focal point of most of the chatter about what happens to TNT’s iconic “Inside the NBA” studio crew if the network officially loses NBA rights. Shaquille O’Neal should be right up there with him.
TNT’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has sued the NBA, saying that the league infringed on its “matching rights” in selecting Amazon’s bid over theirs.
The NBA has contended that WBD did not match the terms of Amazon’s streaming-first package on their Prime Video service and the matter is tied up in litigation.
Should this matter get resolved, either by a settlement or a ruling in the NBA’s favor, where TNT is out of the NBA business, there will be a feeding frenzy amongst Amazon, NBC and even ESPN for TNT’s acclaimed stable of studio broadcasters and game announcers.
Barkley, who recently announced a long-term commitment with TNT Sports with or without the NBA, previously had said that he had an out in his deal with the network if it did not renew its NBA rights.
Industry sources believe that O’Neal, 52, has a similar contingency in his contract.
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