It was a day that was inevitably going to come, but it still hit Charles Barkley like a ton of bricks. “Inside the NBA” host Ernie Johnson announced earlier Wednesday that he will be departing the show following this season, 37 years after he joined the program. Barkley, who has been an integral part of … Read more
Ernie Johnson’s time as the host of the beloved “Inside the NBA” is coming to an end. But now all eyes are on the rest of the panel — and what Johnson’s departure means for the future of the show. Johnson, 70, announced Wednesday that he’ll be leaving the show following this season, 37 years … Read more
The Skydance merger is done — and now the fallout begins. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are now a single company, meaning CBS Sports and TNT are bringing their complicated web of sports broadcasting rights under one roof, and it’s not going to be pretty. “Everybody assumes it’s gonna be a bloodbath,” one top sports … Read more
Congratulations are in order for “Inside the NBA” host Kenny Smith and his girlfriend Tia Jurcic. The couple announced their engagement in a joint post on Instagram Thursday, showing a snapshot of her stunning diamond ring. “YES to you forever! 🤎,” the caption read. Kenny Smith and his girlfriend Tia Jurcic announced they are engaged … Read more
Charles Barkley is furious with how he learned TNT lost “Inside the NBA” to ESPN. “I thought TNT, our bosses, did a s–ty job, they did an awful job of keeping us abreast,” said on Monday’s “Pardon My Take” podcast. “We were playing golf during the playoffs and we were reading the internet, finding out … Read more
It looks like Shaquille O’Neal is wasting no time making himself comfortable at his soon-to-be new network. O’Neal invaded ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” set on Thursday minutes before Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder. Midway through the show, O’Neal made his way onto the set and was met with tons of … Read more
Stacy Sager, the wife of the late broadcasting legend Craig Sager, posted a tribute to her husband while marking the end of an era after the NBA on TNT concluded its run following the Knicks’ loss to the Pacers in Game 6 the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night. Stacy Sager, who married Craig in … Read more
An era of “Inside the NBA” has officially come to a close. The popular basketball show ended its run on TNT after the Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Knicks and Pacers on Saturday. The show, which has aired on TNT since 1989, will be shown on ESPN next season, as Warner … Read more
As all sports-attached TV networks are conspicuously working off the same plan to remove the sport from our sports, we wonder: Who came up with the plan? Where was the research and surveys that told network execs that the sports-minded public prefers the worst images from games, the worst acts and actors in their sports, … Read more
Having missed two columns to my annual formaldehyde blood spins, let’s not waste time writing the pithy. Catch-up formation on “Hut.” (Hmm, wonder where “hut” came from.) Hut! It’s all a con continued: When MLB introduced interleague play, thus further homogenizing the two leagues, “Bottom Line” Bud Selig proudly boasted that “it’s a gift to … Read more
They put her on blast. A well-known Florida influencer and mother-to-be faces criticism after her extravagant gender reveal put her and her unborn child at risk. Popular Florida influencer Lele Pons and her husband are being criticized over an extravagant and potentially dangerous gender reveal stunt. Gender Reveal Miami/Instagram Lele Pons, from Miami, hosted a … Read more
Shaquille O’Neal used to blow up opposing teams’ defensive game plans in his playing days. Now, he’s blowing up toilets. While analyzing a compelling Nuggets-Clippers Game 2 matchup on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” alongside the rest of the crew, O’Neal made a hurried, flustered exit. Shaq had to hustle out of Studio J 🤣😅 pic.twitter.com/HcAXHjqUki … Read more
It appears that JJ Redick has bigger things to worry about than feuding with Charles Barkley. When asked on Friday about Barkley’s comments about the Lakers’ mid-season struggles, Redick chose not to engage. “I literally don’t care,” the Lakers head coach said before their game against the Hawks. “I have other thoughts, but I don’t … Read more
If at first you don’t succeed, streak, streak again. At least that seems to be the mantra of two models. Thursday night’s Knicks-Timberwolves game was interrupted late in the second quarter when a pair of women ran onto the court during the second quarter before getting tackled by security. However, the incident wasn’t the duo’s … Read more
Which one of these Smiths played 10 seasons in the NBA, again? In an outdoor free-throw shooting contest between media personalities, ESPN’s hot-takes specialist Stephen A. Smith routed Kenny Smith, the former NBA point guard who is part of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” cast. Stephen A. made 3 of 5 attempts while Kenny made only … Read more
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