National NBA viewership is up 1 percent compared to last year, with national games averaging 1.62 million viewers across TNT, ESPN, and ABC.
The NBA will see its current TV deal expire after the 2024-2025 season.
"I’m excited to grow and learn in a different way."
"To basketball fans around the world, your passion has propelled me and I am humbled to have covered 10 years of your favorite sport’s stories."
Jbara will make her debut as a media day reporter in Sacramento, Calif. covering the Kings on Monday, Oct. 2.
"As of last measurement, ESPN is in nearly 71.321 million homes while FS1 is available in 71.375 million."
"I think any time anybody gets in trouble, they can go to that network and expect a softer landing than they would if they had to...
“You walk into the studio here in Atlanta on any given night and it’s a who’s who of some of the greatest players of all time.”
The NBA and its teams "felt that the quality of the telecasts suffered when announcers called games remotely".
Coverage will cut into each of the eight games on Monday's NBA schedule, which includes Heat-Celtics, Grizzlies-76ers, Raptors-Hawks, and Pelicans-Cavaliers.