NBA Playoffs and Media Rights Negotiations

The NBA playoffs took an unexpected detour to Galveston, Texas after Charles Barkley jokingly sent the New Orleans Pelicans there instead of Cancun. Inside the NBA, a popular TV show, has been a cultural institution for two decades, but faces uncertainty as the NBA negotiates a new media deal. Comcast and NBC are competing with TNT to secure the broadcasting rights with much higher offers.