NBA media rights, NBC, Peacock

Here’s where to watch national NBA games this season

For the first time, NBA fans will be able to find nationally televised games nearly every day of the week. That’s the result of the...
Sam Merrill, Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

Cavs, FanDuel Sports will indeed air pre- and postgame shows on road

The Cavaliers and FanDuel Sports Network will, in fact, continue to air pre- and postgame shows for road games this season -- just not...
Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

Cavs eliminating FanDuel Sports studio shows for road games

Cavaliers pre- and postgame shows on FanDuel Sports Network will still exist. Just not when the Cavs are playing road games. Instead, the Cavaliers Live...
Richard Jefferson, Doris Burke, Mike Breen, ESPN, NBA

ESPN president addresses why Doris Burke lost top spot

ESPN gave Doris Burke a new contract last month. They also gave her a demotion. On the very day the network announced she’d signed a...
Julius Erving, ABA, NBA

Amazon Prime to release ABA docuseries ‘Rise & Fall’ in 2026

Amazon Prime is entering its first season streaming NBA games as one of the league’s official media rights partners. And it will spend part...
Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley, NBA, ESPN

ESPN chief promises ‘Inside the NBA’ will stay the same, logo aside

Inside the NBA has left TNT for ESPN this season, but the look and feel will remain unchanged. ESPN president of content Burke Magnus told...
Kawhi Leonard, Clippers, NBA

NBA not likely to wrap Kawhi Leonard investigation until after All-Star Game, hosted by Clippers

The NBA isn’t expected to reach a resolution on the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention case until after the 2026 All-Star Game -- an event,...
Michael Malone, Nuggets, NBA, Kings

Michael Malone joining ESPN’s ‘NBA Countdown’

Michael Malone is moving from the sidelines to the studio. The former Nuggets coach is the newest addition to NBA Countdown, ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro...
Suns, NBA

Suns beat reporter fired after Charlie Kirk posts

PHNX Sports has fired Suns beat writer Gerald Bourguet following a series of social media posts about the death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Kirk...
Adam Silver, NBA

Adam Silver: NBA’s TV partners meeting to map future

NBA commissioner Adam Silver opened his Board of Governors press conference Wednesday by noting that the league’s three new national TV partners -- ESPN/ABC,...
Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Cavaliers on SI, NBA

Big Play Sports Network partners with Cavaliers on SI, other sports sites

Cleveland-based Big Play Sports Network announced it has partnered with the Cleveland Cavaliers on SI website, currently operated by its namesake, Sports Illustrated.  Full disclosure...
Kawhi Leonard, Clippers, NBA

Pablo Torre calls out NBA media over doubts of his Clippers report

Pablo Torre lit up the NBA news cycle with his report on Kawhi Leonard’s $28 million endorsement deal tied to Clippers sponsor Aspiration. Now that...
Talen Horton-Tucker, Bulls, NBA

NBA Notes: Talen Horton-Tucker, NBC, Vasilije Micic

Free agent wing Talen Horton-Tucker has agreed to a deal with Turkish power Fenerbahce, but he has a 21-day window to keep searching for...
NBA ball, media

NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt steps away from USA Today after 30 years

One of the longest-tenured voices on the NBA beat is moving on. Jeff Zillgitt announced on social media that he has taken a buyout from...

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