NBA likely to exit negotiating window without new TV deal

The NBA is likely to exit its exclusive negotiating window with Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery without a new media rights deal with either company, a person briefed on the talks confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. That window, which allowed the league to talk only to its two current rightsholders ahead of hitting the open market, began March 9 and will end Monday. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said last week conversations with those media companies are “ongoing and have …