Amazon, Disney Are Close to Clinching NBA, WNBA Rights Deals
ESPN telecaster Holly Rowe interviews Alyssa Thomas, of the Connecticut Sun, in 2022.
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Amazon.com Inc. is close to a deal to bring NBA games to its Prime Video streaming service, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
The league is also nearing a new agreement with Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN, which is expected to keep the rights to the NBA finals but air fewer regular-season games, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing nonpublic information.