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Warner Bros Discovery doesn’t need the NBA, CEO claims

Turner Sports’ current NBA deal is set to expire at the end of the 2024/25 season.

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) doesn’t necessarily need the rights to the National Basketball Association (NBA) as it contends with rising content costs and a sluggish advertising market, according to the media giant’s CEO David Zaslav.

Turner Sports’ current NBA deal is set to expire at the end of the 2024/25 season.

WBD is keen to extend and expand its relationship to include not just live matches for TNT, but also for a streaming platform that will combine with HBO Max and Discovery+.

Zaslav added that WBD’s next deal for the NBA if there is one, has to be for the future and “can’t be a deal for the past.”

Zaslav noted that WBD could make HBO Max the NBA’s direct-to-consumer streaming partner.

He continued by saying the company currently has “favorable deals” on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the NHL, and the MLB playoffs.

Professional basketball has been a cornerstone of Turner Sports’ programming for nearly 30 years.

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