For Charles Barkley, learning the new fate of “Inside the NBA” was as if he was a player who found out he had been traded when it was reported in the media. On a Saturday night earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal broke the news that TNT had struck a deal to license the … Read more
It’s a tough time to pay the bills with an ad read when you’re talking about the death of NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo. TNT broadcaster Ian Eagle interrupted Stan Van Gundy while he talked about his brother Jeff’s former player in Mutombo, who passed away at the age of 58 from brain cancer in September. … Read more
Kenny “The Jet” Smith is embracing the thought of being a free agent. The “Inside the NBA” personality might be entering his last year with TNT — where he’s been for more than two decades — if the network’s parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery loses its bid for the NBA’s media rights with the next contract starting … Read more
Another star NBA insider is about to hit the market. Chris Haynes’ contract with TNT Sports is expiring shortly and he will be leaving the network, The Post has learned. A rep for Haynes declined to comment. TNT Sports NBA reporter Chris Haynes is a looming free agent. Instagram / Chris Haynes TNT’s parent company, … Read more
Charles Barkley has been the focal point of most of the chatter about what happens to TNT’s iconic “Inside the NBA” studio crew if the network officially loses NBA rights. Shaquille O’Neal should be right up there with him. TNT’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has sued the NBA, saying that the league infringed … Read more
Shams Charania’s free agency has taken its first turn. The NBA insider has decided to leave Stadium after six years with the outlet, The Post has learned. Charania, now 30, hosted the weekly show “Inside the Association” for Stadium and regularly appeared on its daily show, “The Rally.” Most significantly, he starred on tentpole shows … Read more
Broadcasting free agency was a “humbling” experience for Charles Barkley, who left “at minimum $100 million” on the table to return to Turner Sports amid uncertainty surrounding TNT’s NBA space. When appearing on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” on Tuesday, Barkley was asked about his commitment to TNT following June’s shocking retirement bombshell … Read more
Charles Barkley can grab a Snickers because he’s not going anywhere for awhile. Barkley and TNT jointly announced Tuesday that the popular basketball analyst will remain with the network for the duration of his 10-year deal, which was signed in 2022. Barkley previously said he’d retire after the 2024-25 season regardless of whether TNT, a … Read more
Charles Barkley is never afraid to call it as he sees it, and he did so again after TNT was rebuffed by the NBA in its attempt to match Amazon’s bid for broadcast rights, which it has had for more than 30 years. “Clearly the NBA has wanted to break up with us from the … Read more
Stephen A. Smith believes TNT “dropped the ball” in its attempt to keep the NBA on its airwaves after its current rights deal expires after this upcoming season. The NBA announced on Wednesday that TNT “did not match the terms” of a bid by Amazon to stream the NBA beginning with the 2025-26 season and … Read more
The NBA has fired its latest salvo in a brewing Cold War with its longtime partner in TNT. On Wednesday, the NBA said that TNT “did not match the terms” of Amazon’s rights bid and that Amazon will be a new streaming partner for the league. Earlier this week, TNT, a division of Warner Bros. … Read more
TNT and the NBA could be on the precipice of a legal battle royal. TNT, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, announced Monday that it intends to match an NBA rights deal to keep broadcasting the league. ESPN is retaining the NBA Finals in the NBA’s next rights package, and NBC and Amazon had emerged … Read more
Weeks after sharing news about his stunning retirement from broadcasting, basketball analyst Charles Barkley is shedding more light onto why he’s stepping away after next season. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer joined CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Thursday from the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, Nevada — explaining his loyalty to TNT and the … Read more
The sports world doesn’t want to see Charles Barkley go. Social media was abuzz after the legendary TV commentator announced on NBA TV on Friday night after Game 4 of the Finals that he will be retiring from the airwaves. Charles Barkley, one of the Greatest TV Personalities we have ever seen, is retiring after … Read more
Charles Barkley was cracking jokes over his employment status Monday during an appearance on ABC as his future at TNT remains unclear. The “Inside the NBA” star joined P.K. Subban, Steve Levy and Mark Messier on the first intermission report of the Panthers’ 3-1 win over the Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup … Read more
Get “Roundball Rock” back in the queue and pour one out for “Inside the NBA.” The NBA is “closing in” on television deals with NBC, ESPN and Amazon worth $76 billion in media revenue over 11 years, according to The Wall Street Journal. NBC, which would re-gain the rights to air NBA games for the … Read more
Kenny Smith could be the odd man out. As the fate of “Inside the NBA” is uncertain with TNT potentially losing its NBA rights, Smith is “vulnerable to being collateral damage” in the fallout, according to Puck. Smith, a two-time NBA champion with the Rockets and a former North Carolina star, is part of TNT’s … Read more
Luka Doncic isn’t ready to bid an official farewell to the “Inside the NBA” crew. When the Mavericks’ star spoke to Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal on Thursday night after Dallas punched its ticket to the NBA Finals with a 124-103 win over the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western … Read more
Ryen Russillo sees Draymond Green as an interloper on TNT’s popular “Inside the NBA” studio show. Russillo and Bill Simmons were talking about the NBA playoffs earlier this week on Simmons’ Ringer podcast, when Simmons discussed how much glee other professional basketball players seem to take when Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert struggles. “It’s weird … Read more
Charles Barkley has no concerns about getting an earful from his bosses for publicly airing grievances as he stews over TNT’s handling of its NBA rights negotiations. With TNT’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly on the brink of losing its NBA rights, the 61-year-old Hall of Famer has gone on the offensive in multiple … Read more