{"id":2019,"date":"2025-02-18T06:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T10:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/shaquille-oneal-secures-huge-tnt-contract-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T06:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T10:34:25","slug":"shaquille-oneal-secures-huge-tnt-contract-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/shaquille-oneal-secures-huge-tnt-contract-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O&#8217;Neal Secures Huge TNT Contract Deal!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"style_7z5va1-o_O-style_6s3kpz-o_O-style_uhlm2\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"mmvid\" class=\"style_1b9a20e-o_O-style_uhlm2\"><\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yjmksgpo2\">\nAs <em>Inside The NBA<\/em> and TNT gear up for a significant change, the team&#8217;s most prominent figure, Shaquille O&#8217;Neal, is set to remain. \n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_x1bjfho0z\">\nOn Friday, <em>Front Office Sports<\/em> revealed that Shaquille O&#8217;Neal has finalized a substantial new deal with TNT, ensuring his stay as <em>Inside The NBA<\/em> transitions to ESPN following Warner Bros.&#8217; loss of NBA broadcast rights. 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