Shaquille O'Neal has signed a new over $15 million annual contract with TNT Sports, solidifying his position on 'Inside the NBA,' alongside Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, even as the show transitions to ESPN next season. Barkley has declined offers from NBC and Amazon, affirming his loyalty to Turner Sports. TNT's recent TV rights negotiations left them without a need for pregame and postgame NBA coverage, prompting a licensing agreement with ESPN in exchange for college sports programming.
I'm informing NBC that I will not accept their offer. My heart is always and will be at Turner Sports.
TNT was the odd network out in the NBA's recent TV rights negotiations, as NBC and Amazon joined previous rightsholder ESPN in inking deals.
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