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‘Inside the NBA’ Signs OffTNT TNT After 35-Year Run, Heads to ESPN and ABC

This move follows the NBA’s new $76 billion, 11-year media deal, preserving the studio show’s continuity with its veteran cast and production team.

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FILE - Shaquille O'Neal, from left, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley speak at the NBA Awards on Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
‘Inside the NBA’ aired its final episode on TNT on Saturday.

Overview

  • The final TNT broadcast aired June 1, 2025, immediately after the Pacers’ Game 6 win over the Knicks capped the Eastern Conference Finals.
  • Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith offered emotional goodbyes and closed the show with a symbolic mic drop.
  • NBA rights shift games from TNT to ESPN, ABC, NBC and Amazon Prime Video under the league’s newly inked 11-year, $76 billion agreement.
  • Turner Sports will continue producing ‘Inside the NBA’ under license to ESPN, maintaining its Atlanta studio, crew and signature format.
  • Next season, the show will provide pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of the Playoffs, Conference Finals, Finals and marquee ABC and ESPN games.