Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT, is suing the NBA over a matching rights clause in their previous television contract.
This comes as the league indicated they would end their decades-long partnership with the television company in favor of a new rights deal with Amazon, NBC, and ESPN.
'Given the NBA's unjustified rejection of our matching of a third-party offer, we have taken legal action to enforce our rights,' TNT Sports said in a statement.
'We strongly believe this is not just our contractual right, but also in the best interest of fans who want to keep watching our industry-leading NBA content with the choice and flexibility we offer them through our widely distributed WBD video-first distribution platforms – including TNT and Max.'
The NBA countered: 'Warner Bros. Discovery’s claims are without merit and our lawyers will address them.'
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