{
  "id": 15758506,
  "title": "How the NBA Made $14.5 Billion in Revenue Last Season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/how-the-nba-made-14-5-billion-in-revenue-last-season",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/feature/how-nba-teams-owners-make-money-1234874170/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 81st NBA season tips off with stars in new cities, teams selling at record prices and Year 2 of its new media deal. Forty years ago, the NBA started a media contract worth $56 million per year collectively as Michael Jordan entered his third season in the league. The new crop of deals is […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}