Shaquille O’Neal seemed to really like what Karl-Anthony Towns did in Game 2 for the Knicks on Monday night. His broadcast partner had to offer a friendly reminder of how things actually went down in New York’s loss. “He played like a real big man tonight. I’m happy for KAT,” O’Neal said during “Inside the … Read more
In the midst of the chaos surrounding Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and its NBA television rights negotiations, Ernie Johnson is stepping away from baseball for the time being. “I’d like to thank the leadership at TNT Sports for allowing me the time away to take care of a family matter during the baseball season,” Johnson, … Read more
Tenuous times for TNT’s “Inside the NBA” crew has led to some frustration. Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith were reportedly upset with a reporter seeking an interview with Charles Barkley on the current uncertain status of their broadcasting rights and future. “She should clear it through Turner,” Smith said to Barkley as he began an … Read more
He might be fighting a frozen empire … but his body set the internet ablaze. Ernie Hudson, star of the “Ghostbusters” franchise, sent the internet into a meltdown over his toned, ripped body. The buzz on social media started when Hudson, 78, appeared at a London screening of his film “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” in a … Read more
Movies have been around for well over a century, and for roughly half that time, the American filmmaker Ernie Gehr has — playfully, thoughtfully, beautifully — shown us just how far out, in exciting and liberating they can be. Gehr makes moving images that open your mind and pleasurably rearrange your thoughts. His movies tend … Read more
Charles Barkley broke some very happy news to his longtime colleague Ernie Johnson. The two are among the announcers on TNT’s coverage of “The Match” pitting Steph Curry and Klay Thompson versus Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce at the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas on Thursday. “Can I say something Ernie?” Charles delivered. “This … Read more
“Ghostbusters” legend Ernie Hudson is haunted by his experiences on the set of the classic 1984 sci-fi action-comedy. Hudson, 77, opened up about the “psychological” damage he incurred working on the original movie that launched the franchise, revealing how being “selectively pushed aside” made the filming the project “difficult.” The veteran actor launched his bombshell … Read more