Shaquille O'Neal has proven to be as popular as the broadcaster as he is a player and it's rewarding for him.
The Hall of Fame Center has agreed to a new long-term contract to stay with TNT Sports, which will earn more than $15 million a year. According to front office sports.
The news has led to “Inside the NBA” heading towards ESPN as TNT no longer has the rights to media to broadcast the NBA.
However, TNT licenses the program to ESPN and ABC and will start next season.
There was still uncertainty as to whether four members of the program, Ernie Johnson and former NBA players, Charles Berkley, Kenny Smith and O'Neill, will remain part of it.
However, Berkley said he will remain at TNT for the remaining 10-year contract for the remaining seven years, with both Johnson and Smith expected to remain.
O'Neal News is a day after O'Neal joked that he was “dismissed anyway” after the former NFL who had vowed a fan on the show ran through Marshawn Lynch.
O'Neal, 52, reportedly won nearly $300 million in his 17-year NBA career and has earned more from the commercials.
He currently considers himself one of the highest paying broadcasters in the industry, more than a decade after starting his career in the industry.
Regarding “Inside the NBA,” it will be produced by upcoming TNT from the same studio in Atlanta.
The exact format of the show has not yet been determined, According to USA Today Other outlets, and the show itself, could be just a factor of just a second of the season.
But now they are affiliated with ESPN, so when the network asks to appear on different shows, members of the show were able to see more than ever before.
