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Genre | NBA game telecasts |
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Country of origin | United States |
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Running time | 150 minutes or until game ends |
Production company | TNT Sports |
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Release | November 4, 1989 May 2025 | –
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NBA on TNT is an American presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games, produced by TNT Sports (formerly known as Turner Sports and later Warner Bros. Discovery Sports). In the United States, the TNT cable network has held the rights to broadcast NBA games since 1989, making it TNT's longest-running regular program and sporting event, dating back to only a year after TNT's launch on October 3, 1988. Its telecasts have also been streamed on its Max platform since 2023. TNT's NBA coverage includes the Inside the NBA studio show, weekly doubleheaders throughout the regular season on Tuesdays and Thursdays (the latter of which starts in the winter to avoid clashing with the National Football League's Thursday Night Football), a majority of games during the first two rounds of the playoffs, and one conference finals series.
In July 2024, TNT filed a lawsuit against the NBA, arguing that the league matched the deal made by Amazon Prime Video. TNT's current contract with the NBA will end at the conclusion of the 2024–25 season.