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Warner Brothers Discovery Sues NBA Over Amazon Rights Deal

The NBA is being sued by Warner Brothers Discovery for rejecting an offer for a new deal and instead signing a rights contract with Amazon (Credit: AFP)

Warner Brothers Discovery filed a lawsuit against the NBA on Friday, claiming the US professional basketball league broke a contract by refusing a new media rights deal to accept an offer from Amazon.

The move in New York Supreme Court comes two days after the NBA signed new, 11-year rights deals worth nearly $76 billion with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUnivesal and Amazon Prime Video.

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