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‘Inside the NBA’ Keeps Irreverence Intact in ESPN Debut
The foursome were back together ahead of Wednesday’s doubleheader. The post ‘Inside the NBA’ Keeps Irreverence Intact in ESPN Debut appeared first on Front Office Sports.
Barkley’s apparent weight loss was mined Wednesday for laughs, as was the cast’s new home following a decades-long run on TNT, in an hour-long pregame show filled with the mirth and trash talk that came to define a program hugely popular among basketball fans.
We all know Inside the NBA star Charles Barkley can often fall short when it comes to keeping up with offseason transactions in the league. But surely, as one of the biggest stars in television, Barkley can keep up with where his own peers are working,
The 2025-2026 NBA season is almost here, which also means Inside the NBA is nearing its debut on ESPN. A lot has been said about the former TNT-housed sports talk show moving to a new network. Much of that discussion has pertained to concerns about the program being changed to align with the programming on its new channel.