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The legendary show felt exactly the same on its new network. And our columnists say that is exactly the point.
Inside the NBA' returns on ESPN this season with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal and Ernie Johnson. Here's the schedule.
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Johnson Jr. is the widely respected, six-time Sports Emmy Award-winning host and anchor of Inside the NBA. Beyond the NBA, he is the lead host for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament coverage on CBS/Turner and has covered numerous other major sporting events, including the MLB, NFL, and the Olympics.
For years, ESPN's NBA studio shows couldn't match the alchemy of TNT's 'Inside the NBA.' So they went out and acquired it.
Dedicated viewers will observe that TNT has been booted off entirely after 40 years of broadcasting the league. “Inside the NBA,” TNT’s poster broadcast, has been moved off Tuesdays and Thursdays and replaced by NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime, respectively.
Details for fans on how and when to watch the popular program "Inside the NBA" on ESPN during the 2025-26 NBA season.
Postgame editions will be open-ended on ESPN while ABC will run a half-hour and then continue on the ESPN app. The program will air on 20 dates during the regular season and throughout the NBA Playoffs, including the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals.
Now that the analysts at the beloved "Inside the NBA" program are syndicated at ESPN, their schedule will look very different with the new TV deal.
The NBA returned to NBC's airwaves for the first time in 23 years on Tuesday night and made an immediate impression on basketball fans, who have
The NBA’s return to NBC is part of an 11-year, $76 billion rights package spread across ESPN/ABC, NBC/Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video. NBC will air primetime games on Tuesdays throughout the season, and Sundays after its NFL commitments end, and Peacock will have streaming-exclusive games on Monday nights.
This is the first season of a future-altering media rights extension that the Big 12 struck with ESPN and Fox back in 2022.
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