The Oklahoma City Thunder have faced significant uncertainty regarding their television provider for the upcoming season. At the end of the 2023-24 campaign, the Thunder experimented with live broadcasts in partnership with Griffin Media and KSBI locally in Oklahoma City.
Heading into the offseason, it seemed like the Thunder might be looking for a new television home. Early reports this summer came from the Sports Business Journal indicating that Bally Sports might not even want to continue its Regional Sports Broadcasting Partnership with the NBA.
So when the 2024-25 schedule was released, with the Oklahoma City Thunder being cagey about their television rights, explicitly stating that the team would announce those details at a later date, eyebrows were raised.
However, as the story begins to unfold, it appears that the OKC Thunder will be returning to Bally Sports according to the latest report from Terrible announcement.
The NBA said: “We have entered into a new agreement with Diamond Sports Group for the 2024-25 season during which Diamond RSNs will broadcast the local games of 13 NBA teams. The Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans have declined to continue broadcasting their games on Diamond RSNs and will share more details soon on how to watch games for the upcoming season in their respective markets. This new agreement is subject to approval by the bankruptcy court.”
This would give Oklahoma City fans the same access they had in previous seasons, with many having to rely on the Bally Sports touch-and-go app to stream games for an absurd $20 per month since many TV providers don’t carry the network.
However, official word will come soon from the OKC Thunder organization as the 2024-25 season quickly approaches.
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