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The conference finals and Bronny James’ decision to remain in the draft are far from the only things dominating NBA conversations lately

Touting European assets like the Olympic Games, the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO sounds like a man moving on from failed NBA TV rights negotiations

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we salute joyful NBA legends and super-sizers of media innovation, kick the tires on Paramount's new carriage deal with Charter ... and kick yet more dirt at Zaz

The 'Inside the NBA' star says he's talking with Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson about continuing the TNT show under his own production banner

Warner Bros. Discovery’s June 28 $8 call had the highest Vol/OI ratio in Wednesday trading, with a volume of 106,305, a whopping 476.70x its open interest. That’s unusual options activity on steroids, suggesting it might be an excellent covered call opportunity for existing shareholders.

WBD CFO’s maddeningly convoluted statement on the current state of NBA rights talks come amid reports that the league is ready to move on with new telecast partners

With telecast partners are about to sign written contracts worth $7.4 billion a season, Warner CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels still insists his company has the rights to match rival bids

Networks played ‘Can You Top This’ with bold-faced names and ad capabilities

Also in this week's Next Text, Venu takes a shot to the vowels, AI gets more hype ... and we ponder whether it's MLB, and not the game of baseball, that's boring