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NBA institutes layoffs ahead of local media restructuring

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July 2, 2026

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The 2025-2026 season was a success for the NBA in the first year of its new rights deals with ESPN, Amazon, and NBC. But the association is still undergoing layoffs, as it appears to be a major reorganization. Ratings for the NBA Finals hit highs not seen since the Jordan Era, thanks to the first

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Yahoo Sports

· Jun 30, 2026

NBA Cup final leaving Las Vegas for Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse

Speculation surfaced last season that the game could move to Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium. It turns out the NBA decided on another classic college basketball gym.

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· Jul 1, 2026

NBA shakes up 2026 NBA Cup Final with move to Hinkle Fieldhouse and Friday slot

The NBA is making changes to the schedule and location for the NBA Cup Final. The NBA revealed today that the final will move to the 9,100-seat Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The NBA Cup Final has been played in Las Vegas since the first edition in 2023. The game will also be moved from

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· Jun 28, 2026

Lakers Rumors: Trade Interest In Nuggets’ Cameron Johnson

The NBA offseason transaction period is underway, and the Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of work to do to improve their roster to compete for a championship. The good news is that the Lakers can open up the most cap space in the NBA, and they also have two first-round picks to trade in []

Variety

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· Jul 9, 2026

LA28 Olympics Moves International Broadcast Center to Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank

The LA28 Olympics is moving its International Broadcast Center from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to the Warner Bros. Ranch lot across town in Burbank. The Los Angeles Organizing Committee announced last year that the broadcast center would be housed at Hollywood Park Studios, a new, five-stage production center to be built adjacent to SoFi, which []

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Related coverage for "NBA institutes layoffs ahead of local media restructuring": Yahoo Sports — NBA Cup final leaving Las Vegas for Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse. Awful Announcing — NBA shakes up 2026 NBA Cup Final with move to Hinkle Fieldhouse and Friday slot. Lakers Nation — Lakers Rumors: Trade Interest In Nuggets’ Cameron Johnson. Variety — LA28 Olympics Moves International Broadcast Center to Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank