Knicks Owner Criticizes NBA Media Deal Policies

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has sharply criticized the NBA's new $74.6 billion media rights deal and its revenue sharing policies, arguing that it disproportionately benefits smaller market teams at the expense of successful franchises. Dolan claims the deal, which adopts an NFL-like model, will weaken local markets and make regional sports networks 'unviable.' He also denounced the league's retention of 8 percent of the total media deal revenue without sufficient transparency or justification. Dolan's criticisms were articulated in a letter to the NBA Board of Governors, wherein he also highlighted his resignation from key league committees and expressed frustration over the NBA's handling of his previous lawsuit against the Toronto Raptors.