Earlier this year, TNT’s Inside the NBA was facing cancellation due to a situation between the eponymous sports league and Warner Bros. Discovery. The tide recently changed in a big way, though, as the aforementioned network and its parent company struck a deal with ESPN to keep the show on the air well beyond the 2025 TV schedule.

Charles Barkley claims he's ecstatic about Inside the NBA staying on the air but is unsure how the deal with ESPN will work.

The NBA legends clashed again as Charles Barkley dismissed Shaquille O'Neal's claims that coaching plays a minimal role in team success, reigniting a fiery debate on Inside the NBA.

Barkley has had some fun this season cracking jokes about the show's future and how they didn't have to worry about bosses because they were likely going to lose their jobs anyway

Throughout the NBA media rights saga, Charles Barkley never shied from responding. The post Charles Barkley Breaks Silence on ESPN Deal as Inside the NBA's Survival Triggers Massive Shift appeared first on EssentiallySports.

It was announced on Monday that "Inside the NBA" will have a new home for the 2025-26 season. "Inside the NBA," which features Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith, will be on ESPN and ABC.

Many NBA fans are worried about how "Inside the NBA" could change after the show moves to ESPN, and it sounds like Charles Barkley shares some of those