TNT to Match Competing Bid for NBA Broadcast Rights

Owner Warner Bros. Discovery issued a statement about its latest effort to maintain a share of the basketball league’s media rights.

An NBA logo is seen at center court prior to a game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on July 30, 2020. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images via AP

TNT Sports, which has hosted NBA games on its airwaves for 35 years, is seeking to continue its partnership with the league.

The broadcaster’s owner, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), said in a statement on Monday that it intends to match one of the offers the NBA has received from other companies in a bid to secure a share of the league’s media rights.