The New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers at the end of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals, not only decided the next NBA finalist, as it also means the end of TNT’s popular show Inside the NBA. However, the program will continue with the same host next season.
Starting from 2025-26, TNT lost media rights to broadcast the basketball league, and Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley will continue to cover the NBA on ESPN. After Thursday’s Game 5, Shaq is passionate about the future.
Just as their signal revealed their final episode, Lakers Idol assured the audience that the show will overcome expectations next season. “Yes, this is Inside the NBA Shaq said on Madison Square Garden. “But this is a new beginning for us.”
“I’m glad we’re still on any network we’re in, no matter what network we encounter, we’re bringing pain. I let you know now. I know everyone is sad, ‘Oh, this isn’t going to be a show,’ the show is still here.
Even if ESPN indicates it multiple times Inside the NBA Not everyone is happy with the upcoming campaign. One of them is the star of the show Kenny Smith, who firmly believes the program will certainly be different.
While TNT Sports will retain editorial control over the show, Kenny reveals why he is not completely satisfied with the move. “We have the same people on the show. But the timing: Are we half an hour now? Are we forty-five minutes? Fifteen minutes?” he told New Yorker last week.
“These are things you can control when you have an IP, but we don’t,” he added. “That’s the only part that makes me uncomfortable and frustrated because I feel like the four of us should have gone to ABC for negotiations. I’m not saying our executives don’t know what to do, but we’re now IP.”
