It’s official: The 2024-25 NBA season will be the last on TNT for at least the next 11 years. The league on Wednesday afternoon, but right before that press release came out, the NBA told the world that Warner Bros. Discovery — Amazon, along with Disney and NBCUniversal, is one of the three broadcast partners.
Unsurprisingly, this did not go over especially with the fine folks over at TNT, which has been a broadcast partner with the NBA since 1989 and is the home of the legendary postgame show . And in a statement release on Wednesday, TNT Sports — a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery — promised that it will “take appropriate action” as the league is “rejecting the many fans who continue to show their unwavering support for our best-in-class coverage.
” “We have matched the Amazon offer, as we have a contractual right to do, and do not believe the NBA can reject it. In doing so, they are rejecting the many fans who continue to show their unwavering support for our best-in-class coverage, delivered through the full combined reach of WBD’s video-first distribution platforms — including TNT, home to our four-decade partnership with the league, and Max, our leading streaming service. We think they have grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights with respect to the 2025-26 season and beyond, and we will take appropriate action.
We look forward, however, to another great season of the NBA on TNT and Max including our iconic .” Reports indicated that Warn.