Ryan, our nation’s preeminent sports media critic, is here to discuss reports that NBC wishes to offer the NBA a tremendous amount of money. What does this mean, other than that Adam Silver is our lord and savior?
Topics…
Can Warner Bros. Discovery (TNT) possibly come up with a competing offer?
What’s with WBD CEO David Zaslav sitting at Knicks-Sixers with Goldman Sachs tycoon Lloyd Blankfein?
Do Barkley and the other TNT guys join NBC in this scenario?
Irony of WBD needing the NBA most, but being most likely to be forced out
Oddness of young Thunder players doing that “What a pro wants” ad
Which TNT halftime guy is least essential?
NBA playoff ratings are all over the map. New Nielsen system or something else?
That traditional space at end of pod where we talk Israel/Gaza campus protests
Are these protests being received by the public in a totally different way had Elon not bought Twitter?