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TNT Matches Amazon’s Offer, ‘Inside the NBA’ Given New Life

  • TNT has elected to match Amazon’s offer for NBA media rights, adding more chaos into an already long process.
  • The move has given TNT’s renowned ‘Inside the NBA’ a second chance after fears the show would be taken off the air.
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TNT has elected to match Amazon’s offer for NBA media rights, throwing chaos into a long process that appeared to be nearing its conclusion. Front Office Sports newsletter writer Eric Fisher joins the show to break down what we know and what happens next.

Plus, we explore the big narratives of the Paris Olympics with former IOC executive Aneesh Madani, the host city is drastically ramping up security, New Jersey could lure the 76ers, and Norwegian soccer fans shut down a game with fish cakes.

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