"Proven chemistry is difficult to manufacture. ESPN already knows this pairing works. With another opening on First Take, the easiest decision may also be the smartest one."
National television broadcasts of the National Basketball Association on ABC, ESPN and TNT reportedly averaged a collective 1.53 million viewers on the season.
There have not been more details revealed about the new special ahead of the final Thursday regular-season episode of the show on TNT airing Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. EST.
"We’re looking forward to this new partnership with DAZN as we collectively deliver this exciting new global soccer club competition in the US this summer."
"We’d rather invest – if we saved a huge amount of money by not doing the NBA, it’s more money that we can spend on the quality content that we can make global that we think can strategically help us."
"Proven chemistry is difficult to manufacture. ESPN already knows this pairing works. With another opening on First Take, the easiest decision may also be the smartest one."
"I use the term irresistible on this show. That’s the moments I’m chasing in this show. It’s the one you can’t resist when it shows up in your feed. You’ve seen it five times in that ten second clip, and you’re still unpacking some of the feelings behind it. That’s what success will look like for me building out a roster of shows bringing those feelings out in different ways."