NBA Rejects EA Exclusivity Proposal

A report on an American games website claims that the NBA has rejected an exclusivity arrangement with EA.

“After EA secured an unprecedented, and hugely expensive five-year exclusivity partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and its players association last week – effectively eliminating direct competition in the American football genre – IGN suggests that the NBA has rejected an initial offer from EA gunning for a similar arrangement, arguing that EA’s relative lack of domination in the basketball genre may have been a significant factor.”

We are happy to see the NBA deny exclusivity with EA. While we think Electronic Arts makes some fantastic games, do we really want them to be the only sports game provider?

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