Earlier this morning, the Suns and Mercury announced a new media rights deal that will allow them to broadcast games for free locally on 3TV/CBS5 according to ESPN Brian Windhorst.
In a possible tipping point move, Suns & Mercury become first teams to walk away from their financially-troubled RSN and are putting their games on local TV for free and on a streaming service: https://t.co/A4c8Tt5qyq
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) April 28, 2023
This is a big-time move by owner Mat Ishbia which now allows both his teams to be removed from their television rights from cable.