The NBA’s frustrating media situation may finally implode midway through the 2025-26 season.
The FanDuel regional sports networks that broadcast 13 NBA franchises’ local games, owned by Main Street Sports Group, reportedly may shutter before the end of the year.
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Per Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal, everything hinges on a purchase from sports streamer DAZN, which needs to conclude by January. Main Street whiffed on paying the St. Louis Cardinals for their broadcast rights this month.
The team controls local broadcast rights to a combined 29 NBA, MLB and NHL teams. Other squads could allegedly find themselves in jeopardy of missing out on rights payments from a struggling Main Street.
Friend notes that Main Street intends to