NBA Extends Contracts With ESPN, TNT

The NBA has extended its television deals with ESPN and TNT for nine years. The league has announced that the new contracts will run through the 2024-25 season. The previous eight-year agreements end after the 2015-16 season. Under the old deals the NBA received $930 million annually.

The NBA Finals remain on ABC, ESPN's broadcast partner. ESPN/ABC and TNT will continue to split the conference finals.

ESPN and ABC are adding 10 regular-season games, bringing their total to 100. TNT will air an additional 12 games over the second half of the season on nights other than its traditional Thursday, bringing its total to 64.