Summary
ESPN will license “Inside The NBA” from TNT starting in the 2025-26 NBA season, with Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson maintaining full editorial control, as ESPN has no plans to alter the show’s format. The show will feature an extensive postgame segment and will be central to ESPN’s pregame and halftime programming for major events, while “NBA Countdown” will become secondary. Barkley indicated he may only work two of the remaining seven seasons on his $210 million contract.
