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The NBA is 'reviewing' TNT Sports' $1.8billion media-rights offer, matching the deal it struck with Amazon Prime earlier this month.
TNT Sports announced earlier Monday its intention to match one of the offers the NBA accepted, with the league confirming receipt of the contract.
'We’ve received WBD’s proposal and are in the process of reviewing it,' an NBA spokesperson told DailyMail.com
The NBA does have a right to decline TNT's matching offer and stay with Amazon Prime
Representatives from TNT Sports have not immediately responded to a request for comment from DailyMail.com.
'Inside the NBA' is a fan-favorite part of the NBA's television slate, and exclusive to TNT
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will be part of picking which media rights deal to accept
The new media-rights deal with the NBA is set to begin next season and is slated to last 11 years.
With TNT Sports matching the offer from Amazon Prime, fan-favorite pre-game show, 'Inside the NBA', which features basketball legends Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, has a chance to last past this upcoming season.
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