The NBA is nearing agreement with ESPN and Amazon on media rights deals for the WNBA. The league has reportedly prioritized including the WNBA media rights as part of its next NBA deals. The NBA is also potentially maximizing the timing for the value of the WNBA as Caitlin Clark enters the league. Details on the number of games in the regular season...

The NBA's new media rights deals could surpass $7 billion per season, which would represent an increase of nearly 170 percent from its current $2.6 billion per deals with ESPN and TNT. According to reported figures, the combined rights fees from ESPN, Amazon and NBC (or TNT) are at $6.9 billion per season. Amazon will pay approximately $1.8 billion...

The future of Jimmy Butler with the Miami Heat has come into question after he missed their first round series against the Boston Celtics and is eligible in July for a contract extension worth up to $112.9 million over two seasons. Pat Riley was publicly non-committal on the possibility of an extension for Butler when he addressed the media this week....

Danny Manning joined the Colorado Buffaloes coaching staff as an assistant on Tuesday. The 57-year-old Manning played with head coach Tad Boyle at Kansas. Manning was an associate head coach with Louisville for the last two seasons. Colorado won 26 games last year and appeared in the NCAA tournament.

The first round of the NBA playoffs averaged 3.14 million viewers with a 1.7 rating across ABC, ESPN, TNT, truTV and NBA TV. The number represent a 9% decrease in viewership from last season, though it is up 5% from 2022. Sunday's Game 7 between the Magic and Cavs averaged 4.32 million viewers on ABC, making it the least-watched Game 7 since 2019....

Trae Young has left Klutch Sports and has signed with Aaron Mintz of CAA as his representation. Young joined Klutch in 2020 after his agent, Omar Wilkes, left Octagon for Rich Paul's agency. Wilkes left Klutch to join Fanatics in March 2023. Young has a player option for the 26-27 season and has been the subject of trade rumors this offseason.