Inside the NBA Takes Center Stage for First-Ever Finals Coverage on ABC

Inside the NBA will handle pregame, halftime and postgame coverage for the NBA Finals on ABC for the first time, after ESPN licensed the show from Warner Bros. Discovery; the move, paired with strong postseason ratings boosted by the New York market and Victor Wembanyama, is expected to help drive Finals viewership. The article also notes a 15.9 million viewer Game 7 of the Western Conference finals (peaking at 22.2 million), along with a credential-revocation controversy involving reporter Scott Agness over Caitlin Clark injury reporting, and several other sports media tidbits.