Warner Bros Discovery and their sports division, Turner Broadcasting System, have filed a lawsuit against the National Basketball Association in New York over the league's rejection of their matching bid for media rights.
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The media company accused the NBA of breaching their agreement in refusing to honour their right to match offers from a third party.
"We strongly believe this is not just our contractual right, but also in the best interest of fans who want to keep watching our industry-leading NBA content," Warner Bros Discovery sports arm TNT Sports said in a statement.
NBA spokesman Mike Bass said Warner Bros Discovery's claims are "without merit".
The NBA announced on Wednesday that they had awarded Walt Disney's ESPN, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and Amazon.com rights to carry National Basketball Association games in an 11-year deal valued at $A117 billion.
The NBA rejected a last-minute offer from TNT Sports, which they said fell short of Amazon's proposal, ending a four-decade relationship with the media company after next season.
Australian Associated Press
