TNT’s Inside The NBA basketball panel show began during the 1989 season. Going into their 35th season, it’s now their last on TNT. In basketball speak, the “business” is what got in the way this time, as Warner Bros. Discovery didn’t match Amazon’s offer for the NBA license going forward. So Inside The NBA, as we know it, will wrap this season, and what a hell of a ride it has been. With Ernie Johnson at the helm, the guys on Inside’s secret ingredient is their chemistry with one another. Hall of Famer Charles Barkley joined the ensemble back in 2000. And in 2011, things went up another level with the addition of four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal . The show maintains legitimacy with two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith providing more typical basketball analysis. All three former players bring a charm to the show that many others try to replicate on other networks. In truth, there’s nothing like it. Part of the beauty of Inside The NBA is that you saw that TNT invested in the...
