Free tv for pro sports is on the way out.
That is not an NFL, it is a FCC mandate. If a game such as MNF on ESPN or old SNF on ESPN/TNT has your home market team in it, a local free to air station must carry a simulcast of the gameYou are getting ABC Saturday Night and Sunday Night Basketball on NBC. I don't think the NBA has ever had two primetime windows on a weekly basis on network TV. It will be interesting to see if the NBA allows for games to be simulcast on Free TV in local markets like the NFL does for games on cable/streaming.