If correct, the report in the Wall Street Journal will send shockwaves around the NBA which is locked in key negotiations for a $1.7billion (EUR1.9bn) TV deal which would see the channel relaunched and with it, a 50 percent stake holding.
Adrian Pennington, editor of SportBusinessTV and SportBusinessTV.com a new publication and website service from the SportBusiness Group which launches on Monday 21 January, explains more about the deal in a special report in the features section of sportbusiness.com.
