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NBA Rejects EA Deal

Posted by Zonk on from the one-sports-league-does-the-right-thing dept.

PuppiesOnAcid writes "Although the NFL buckled under EA's mighty stronghold in the video game football market (Madden), the NBA has chosen to reject EA's exclusive rights deal. Jon Robinson explains, 'One of the reasons is that the NBA Live series simply doesn't have a stranglehold on the market the way Madden has for years, so by signing an exclusive deal with EA, the NBA would actually be losing money.'"

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  1. EA's basketball game suggestion by bird603568 · · Score: 0, Troll

    EA's hockey game has the fighting. Artest likes to fight and hes in the NBA. The NHL is on strike. EA want to put a strangel hold on the NBA. Maybe teh should put a feather where a huge fight breaks out and Artest stranges somebody

  2. NBA can screw themselves by upsidedown_duck · · Score: 0, Troll


    Do they even know the meaning of sportsmanship? Were the players that beat up fans kicked out of the NBA or just given a slap on the wrist? Just suspensions? What a bunch of greedy pricks.

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