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Candace Parker Secures Multi-Year TNT Sports Deal, Takes on New College and Women’s Basketball Roles

TNT looks to strengthen its lineup with Parker’s expanded Big East, Big 12 and NCAA tournament coverage after losing NBA broadcast rights.

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Overview

  • Parker signed a multi-year extension with TNT Sports on August 13, extending her analyst partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • She will add game analyst duties for Big East men’s and women’s basketball and Big 12 men’s games while retaining studio roles for the NCAA tournament and the Unrivaled three-on-three women’s league and contributing to Bleacher Report.
  • Nate Smeltz, TNT’s senior vice president for talent relations and global communications, called Parker a “Hall of Famer in every sense” and highlighted plans to expand her engagement with fans.
  • The move comes as TNT Sports navigates the loss of its NBA rights to Amazon Prime Video and NBCUniversal by strengthening its college and women’s basketball coverage.
  • The financial terms remain undisclosed, consistent with network practices around on-air talent agreements.