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Candace Parker Signs Multiyear Extension With TNT Sports

This extension underscores TNT’s strategy to bolster its college basketball lineup complemented by enhanced women’s league coverage.

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Overview

  • Under the new deal, Parker will continue as a studio analyst for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, serve as a game analyst for Big East and Big 12 matchups, and remain the lead studio analyst for Unrivaled.
  • She will exit her NBA analysis role after TNT lost its NBA broadcast rights to Amazon Prime Video and NBCUniversal.
  • TNT executives lauded her Hall of Famer status and highlighted her ability to engage fans across the network’s expanding basketball platforms.
  • Her decorated résumé—featuring multiple WNBA championships, MVP awards and Olympic gold medals—underpins her authority on air.
  • Parker’s broader media portfolio includes a podcast with Aliyah Boston, an executive role at Adidas Women’s Basketball and ownership stakes in women’s sports ventures.