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In a major boon to Los Angeles area cord cutters, Spectrum SportsNet and the Los Angeles Lakers today announced the launch of what’s being called Spectrum SportsNet+, a direct-to-consumer streaming subscription service that will deliver a 24/7 feed of Spectrum SportsNet programming, including live Lakers…

The NBA roared back onto the airwaves Wednesday night giving ESPN its most-watched opening night in 11 years. With an average audience of 2.8M across the first two games of the season, ESPN saw 80% growth over the viewership for last year’s opening night (around 1.5M), according to Nielsen. It also…

A senior marketing executive at the NFL maintained that the league had nothing to do with helping to engineer Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s ultra-viral courtship of pop superstar Taylor Swift. Marissa Solis, SVP of global brand and consumer marketing for the NFL, addressed the…

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said the video giant is more focused on refining its newest sports experience, NFL Sunday Ticket, than it is in pursuing NBA rights when they become available after the 2024-25 season. Speaking at Bloomberg’s Screentime event in LA, Mohan didn’t rule out a potential bid but…

Former San Antonio Spurs guard Josh Primo, whom an NBA investigation found “engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women,” will sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN reports. Primo was suspended four games without pay by the NBA for his actions. The 20-year-old…

Making good on years of promises by the corporate overseers of Turner Sports, Warner Bros. Discovery is adding a live sports tier to Max. The streaming add-on, which will carry the Bleacher Report brand now that the Turner name has faded away, will launch October 5 at $10 a month. No charge will be…

3rd Update: LeBron James’ son Bronny, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a basketball practice at USC in late July, has a “congenital heart defect,” the family announced today, adding that they expect him to makea full recovery and return to basketball “in the very near future.” Bronny James, 18…

The 2023-24 NBA schedule will begin Tuesday, October 24, as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers visit the defending champion Denver Nuggets. It’s an interesting year for the NBA, as it marks the first time an in-season tournament will spice up the early schedule. Modeled after similar…

In an era when much of sports broadcasting is dominated by hot takes, ESPN has decided to go with a class on-air announcing team for its NBA broadcast coverage. The network said Monday that ever-steady play-by-play guy Mike Breen will be joined by Doris Burke and Doc Rivers on the broadcaster’s…

“Mama, there goes that man!” That signature tagline will no longer be heard on ESPN’s NBA broadcasts as longtime announcer Mark Jackson joins the ranks of on air talent laid off of late by the network. Almost exactly a month ago, Jackson’s broadcast partner (and former coach) Jeff Van Gundy was among…

Hanging with Snoop Dogg is not conducive to playing with the big dogs. That’s a lesson former NBA all-star Kevin Garnett learned the hard way, as he confessed Friday on social media. Garnett and his teammates attended a Toronto concert by Snoop the night before they were scheduled to play the…

Stephen Curry is still feeling the glow of winning the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament last weekend.  He grabbed the title with an eagle putt on the 18th green on Sunday, but it's a shot he made Saturday that continues to reverberate: a hole in one on the course's par-3 no. 7…