Charles Barkley rips TNT for 'awful' treatment
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Charles Barkley and the Inside the NBA crew are heading to their new home on ESPN this fall. After TNT lost its NBA broadcast package heading into the 2025 season, an agreement was struck to send the best post-game show on television over to ESPN to make sure it stayed on the air. TNT Sports will continue to produce the show.
Former NBA star Charles Barkley revealed behind-the-scenes events after TNT lost the NBA rights last year. Since he retired from the NBA, Barkley has been part of TNT's hit show, "Inside the NBA.
For the first time since 1989, the NBA will not be broadcast on TNT. And while that fact has been clear for some time now, Charles Barkley is still mad about it. Barkley, the star of TNT’s crown jewel,
Hall of Famer and Seven-Time NBA All-Star Begins Studio Analyst Role This Fall when the NBA Returns to NBC and Debuts on Peacock
TNT Sports also has premium play-by-play callers in Eagle, Kevin Harlan and Brian Anderson. But I don’t think having “Inside the NBA” is a major factor here.
With two new networks taking on NBA broadcast rights, there are a lot of former players taking on new analyst jobs
Vince Carter is joining a star-studded broadcast team when the NBA returns to NBC for the 2025-26 season. He'll often work with Carmelo Anthony.
"That's not my passion" - Kobe Bryant on why he walked away from joining Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley on "Inside the NBA" originally appeared on Basketball Network.