“The Starters,” an irreverent daily show on NBA TV, will not be renewed for next basketball season, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. Skeets), debuted on NBA TV in 2013 and celebrated its 1,000th episode last year. Before arriving at NBA TV, the quartet — Melas and Elder are Canadian; Ellis is Australian; Kirby is American — built an audience through their similarly irreverent podcast. NBA TV is owned by the league and operated by Turner. A Turner source said the decision was made by Turner and NBA executives without the input of AT&T higher ups.

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2019 15:15 UTC