When the NBA Says Exclusive, it Means Exclusive
A terrible referee gambling scandal. A broken playoff system. Serious legal issues for players. All of these things are small potatoes compared to the real problem facing the NBA: TV and radio stations that are not “official NBA stations” are promoting their pre-game and post-game shows.
Media outlets without NBA licensing agreements can’t give away tickets, promote pre- and postgame shows, or engage in other activities that might violate those agreements.
Simmons Media Group-owned radio station 1280 AM The Zone, which offers its own Jazz pre- and postgame shows, has been told by the NBA to stop promoting its shows.
So basically, the NBA is trying to prevent interest in their league. I’m not an expert in business development, but I think unless your company is dumping oil in Alaskan baby seal homes, generally it’s not a good idea to prevent people from discussing your company and product.
That’s not the only problem. If there are no unofficial shows then where are all crazy callers who get banned from the “official” shows going to call in to? The NBA needs to ease up on this.
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