But, um, how much are the Lakers – all by themselves – getting from Time Warner Cable for its new regional sports networks?
$5 billion.
I'd add a "Cha-ching!" sound effect, but no one is fitting $5 billion in any cash register.
That $5 billion is over 25 years – or it'll be merely $4 billion over 20 years if the future option isn't exercised. It has been widely and wrongly reported as less.
Let's pause and appreciate how much money one club, starting next season, will get per year all to itself just from local TV: $200 million ... when Forbes values the entire Milwaukee Bucks franchise at $258 million.