NBA Inches Closer to a Rights Deal, ESPN’s No. 1 Team, and Stephen A.’s History of Debate TV With Howard Beck and Sheil Kapadia

NBA Inches Closer to a Rights Deal, ESPN’s No. 1 Team, and Stephen A.’s History of Debate TV With Howard Beck and Sheil Kapadia

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Howard Beck and Sheil Kapadia join Bryan to get into the NBA rights deal, ESPN’s number one announcer team, the ‘Up for Debate’ docuseries, and more

Hello media consumers! We close out a busy week with two appearances! First, Howard Beck joins Bryan to discuss the NBA finalizing the rights deal (1:20), what is intriguing about NBC and Amazon’s coverage (9:30), and the NBA going back to broadcast television (18:00).

Then, Sheil Kapadia joins to discuss whether or not Charles Barkley would work with his Inside the NBA teammates elsewhere (21:51), thoughts on ESPN’s number one announcer team (25:23), ESPN’s Up for Debate docuseries (36:55), and more.‌

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guests: Howard Beck and Sheil Kapadia
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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