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Gerald Bourguet: The NBA announced that the Suns' home game against the Warriors on Feb. 5 will now be televised on Amazon Prime, and the game time will be changed to 10 PM ET (8 PM local)

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Jon Krawczynski: Launch day for @Anthony Edwards and his production company, Three-Fifths Media: “Serious Business” is a series on Amazon Prime in which he competes against celebrities and athletes. Episode 1 includes a table tennis match against Olympian Lily Zhang. IYKYK

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Kyle Lowry is joining a new team, without leaving his current team. Prime Video announced Thursday that it has hired Lowry -- the Philadelphia 76ers guard who is about to enter what will be the 20th season of his pro career -- as an NBA on Prime analyst. It's a multiyear deal, with Lowry "making select appearances" this season, Prime said, adding that he will have "increased responsibilities in the future."

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Luka Doncic was chosen as one of three NBA players — two current and one former — to be featured in the most recent NBA on Prime commercial: The promotional ad features Doncic and Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell being delivered via Prime boxes to a fan’s house, with one of the delivery people being retired All-Star Blake Griffin. It’s a fun commercial that explains Prime’s addition of NBA coverage, complementing their Thursday Night Football coverage.

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Having experienced the highs and lows of the NBA, Wall believes he can offer a unique perspective at Prime Video, which will broadcast 67 regular season games, the play-in tournament and some playoff games. Wall never imagined that he would be in this position so soon. He started out calling the G League showcase in January, which led to a few appearances on NBA TV. Now he’s a part of an NBA on Prime team that includes Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Dwyane Wade, Blake Griffin, Udonis Haslem and Candace Parker. Before this opportunity arrived, Wall said, he was content being in dad mode for sons Ace, 6, and Amir, 5.

Washington Post

Central to that reticence is the league’s new 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, beginning next season, with new partners NBC, Peacock – NBC’s streaming service – and Amazon Prime, along with existing partners ABC and ESPN. Warner Bros. Discovery, which had broadcast NBA games since 1989, was left out of the new deal. Several owners would, at present, rather begin collecting and splitting the massive new revenues among the existing teams, rather than bringing in new partners that would also receive a cut of the financial pie.

New York Times

Dell Curry isn’t going anywhere, and neither is Eric Collins. Although the longtime Charlotte Hornets TV voices have been added to Amazon Prime’s new broadcast team for the 2025-26 season, Curry and Collins won’t be leaving their current positions with the organization. Curry will remain the team’s main analyst for FanDuel Sports Southeast for the vast majority of games and Collins will still handle play-by-play duties for a bulk of Charlotte’s games. Amazon Prime, which will air NBA games for the first time, officially announced its broadcast team on Thursday. Noted TNT play-by-play voice Kevin Harlan and former NBA player Brent Barry are also being hired for the streaming channel’s game content, joining Curry and Collins.

Charlotte Observer

While ESPN intends on re-signing Jefferson, it has not yet locked him up with his contract expiring, according to sources briefed on the talks. Amazon Prime Video has expressed some interest in Jefferson, according to the same sources. Meanwhile, Burke’s spot is not guaranteed for next season, according to sources familiar with ESPN’s preliminary plans. While Breen, the Basketball Hall of Famer under a long-term deal, is not going anywhere, ESPN will evaluate its entire roster.

New York Times

Amazon continues to add high-profile talent as it gets into business with the NBA. Dwyane Wade and Candace Parker are expected to be part of Amazon Prime Video’s NBA coverage, sources told Front Office Sports. The deals are not finalized. An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment.

Front Office Sports

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy has been hired by Amazon Prime Video to be a game analyst for its forthcoming NBA coverage next season, sources briefed on the move told The Athletic. Van Gundy, 65, joins Ian Eagle on Prime Video’s game telecasts. While Prime has designated Eagle as its No. 1 play-by-play announcer, it plans on waiting to name its top game analysts.

New York Times

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy has been hired by Amazon Prime Video to be a game analyst for its forthcoming NBA coverage next season, sources briefed on the move told The Athletic.

New York Times

Van Gundy, 65, joins Ian Eagle on Prime Video’s game telecasts. While Prime has designated Eagle as its No. 1 play-by-play announcer, it plans on waiting to name its top game analysts. It has shown interest in Richard Jefferson, who was just promoted to ESPN’s No. 1 crew with Mike Breen and Doris Burke. Jefferson’s contract expires after he calls the NBA Finals for ABC in June.

New York Times

With the NBA signing a new rights deal with ESPN, Amazon Prime, and NBC, Charles Barkley could have left TNT for either one of those networks, but he stayed loyal. Carmelo Anthony was one of the people who saw Barkley’s loyalty, and he wanted to show his respect to the TNT analyst for what he did. Anthony shared his high praises for Barkley on 7 PM in Brooklyn, a Wave Sports + Entertainment Original. “With Barkley it comes down to ‘This is home, I don’t want to leave this. We done built this. I built my whole life off this s–t.’ The money is enticing because they gotta throw the money out there and rightfully so, he deserves the numbers that’s out there but you can’t leave,” Anthony said. “That’s me speaking from a loyalty situation. That’s real shit what he did because I know the numbers that are being thrown at Barkley. I know the conversation that’s being had about Barkley. Those Stephen A. numbers are official. All those numbers are real…It’s loyalty.”

Clutch Points

Comcast president Michael Cavanaugh, NBC Universal chairman Mark Lazarus and president Rick Cordella made the one-minute walk from their Rockefeller Center offices to the NBA’s on 5th Avenue. At this point, the NBA already had a framework agreement with one incumbent, Disney’s ABC-ESPN to retain the Finals, while a newly formed streaming rights deal was being locked up by Amazon Prime Video. While NBA executives, led by Silver and its president of global content and media distribution, William Koenig game-planned for years of what could happen during negotiations, NBC surprised the league, according to executives briefed on the discussions.

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