Philly radio host disses Joel Embiid after ESPN profile: ‘He’s the victim’
"This is a very positive – I don’t want to use the word cuddly – but a fluffy piece for Joel Embiid because this writer was given access."
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WBD, David Zaslav defend failed NBA negotiations in investor lawsuit
"WBD was engaged in tough negotiations with the NBA and hoped it would secure the NBA rights, but, ultimately, the NBA chose competing offers."
Adam Silver: NBA needs to figure out local rights before expansion
"We would be malpracticing if we didn’t figure out how local regional television is going to work before expanding."
Shams Charania called out for reporting on federal investigation into NBA guard Terry Rozier
“Terry Rozier, as of right now, has been cleared."
Bill Simmons addresses David Aldridge downplaying NBA expansion report
"I had the info and I was right."
SportsCenter anchors lose it after seeing dunk poster meme face
Chicago Bulls lottery pick Noa Essengue was on the wrong end of a poster dunk that left SportsCenter anchors in tears from laughter.
Terry Gannon joins NBA on NBC as play-by-play announcer
Longtime announcer Terry Gannon will return to his basketball roots as a play-by-play voice for the return of the NBA on NBC.
Brian Windhorst urges Amazon, NBC to hire actual reporters for NBA coverage
Have you heard about Windy's Golden Triangle Theory?
NBC Sports hires former Hawks exec Grant Liffmann for NBA coverage
Liffmann most recently served as the Atlanta Hawks’ vice president of basketball operations.
NBA’s national RSN platform eyeing 2027-28 launch
As many as 18 teams will be available to join the platform.
Kyrie Irving recreates ‘crazy ass question’ about LeBron being his father figure
“I only have one father, Drederick Irving."
Brian Windhorst says there are ‘no negotiations’ on new ESPN contract
"I would love to stay on if that works. If it doesn’t work, I’m 47, not 64. My career will continue, I hope."
Charles Barkley on LeBron James: ‘[Lakers are] Luka’s team moving forward’
"[LeBron's] on the downside of his career."
Mark Cuban: ‘I hated’ NBA players participating in the Olympics
"Adam [Silver] wouldn't go for it, so that's why I sold my team."
LeBron James on Lakers: ‘I ain’t got nothing to talk about’
"The question on everybody's mind is, 'Where will LeBron be playing next season?'"
Kyrie Irving takes issue with compensation for NBA analysts: ‘Does Stephen A. Smith deserve more than Wemby?’
"I’m going to say I don't think you are worth it."
Kendrick Perkins blasts ‘snake’ GM who cost him NBA title
"He took at least one or two years off of my career, while I could've been on the bench, averaging 1500 f*cking claps."
Jason McIntyre slams media’s ‘goofy’ overreaction to Cooper Flagg’s debut
"Now, I know everybody wants to draw dramatic, sweeping conclusions from a Summer League game in Vegas. I'm just going to warn you: don't do that."
NBA Summer League gaffe goes viral amid ESPN in-game interview
"We appreciate that."
Cooper Flagg’s NBA Summer League debut peaked at over 1.1 million viewers
It was "the fourth-largest Summer League audience ever on the ESPN networks."
Kai Cenat pitches more live reaction content to help NBA solve viewership dip
"If we could get streamers to be able to react to NBA games live, that would be crazy."
Charles Barkley: ‘I admire football more than I do basketball’
"It takes a tremendous amount of courage to play football. I played for one day, and I realized I was a 'puss.'"
Brian Windhorst explains why NBA news only breaks through a select few
“He may be the first call, but he didn’t fall backwards into being the first call. He worked to get himself there.”
Is the NBA Summer League an underrated TV property?
It's the middle of July, and we get to watch some hoops. That's pretty damn good.
