Inside the NBA will appear on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of a settlement between Warner Bros Discovery and the NBA. The deal had been reported last week but was officially confirmed on Monday by ESPN.
The much-loved quartet of Ernie Johnson Jr, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal will remain with the show. Barkley signed an extension with Warner Bros Discovery in August despite the company losing its NBA broadcast rights. ESPN said on Monday that Inside the NBA “will appear on ESPN and ABC surrounding high-profile live events, including ESPN’s pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of the NBA Finals on ABC, Conference Finals, NBA Playoffs, all ABC games after January 1, Christmas Day, opening week, the final week of the season and other marquee live events.”
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