ESPN to Debut NBA's Rendition of NFL RedZone in 2025: Mavs Tracker

JULY 26 NEW AND IMPROVED ESPN PROGRAMMING In a new media landscape in which ESPN will now compete with NBCUniversal and Amazon Prime Video, the former company must utilize new tricks. ESPN recently announced an exciting concept for new programming starting in 2025.  

When the new 11-year media rights deal commences, ESPN will debut an NFL-inspired show with the NBA's version of NFL RedZone. 

JULY 25 TNT DROPPED THE BALL David Zaslav will go down as the man who broke the storied tradition of airing NBA games on TNT. Four decades later, TNT is nearing the end of a classic era. Furthermore, the 2024-25 season marks the last for the current Inside the NBA crew.

Charles Barkley, Kenny "The Jet" Smith, Ernie Johnson, and Shaquille O'Neal will entertain us for one more season before Amazon Prime Video and NBCUniversal take over as the NBA's new media partners alongside ESPN. ESPN star Stephen A. Smith recently dismantled the TNT executives for their lack of care and diligence in keeping the NBA on their network.

"TNT dropped the ball here. I’m talking about the brass at TNT. It started years ago when they alluded to how unimportant the NBA was to the brand itself and the resistance that they gave in reaching a new deal," Smith said.

The latest NBA media rights deal will last for 11 seasons.