Johnson Jr. is the widely respected, six-time Sports Emmy Award-winning host and anchor of Inside the NBA. Beyond the NBA, he is the lead host for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament coverage on CBS/Turner and has covered numerous other major sporting events, including the MLB, NFL, and the Olympics.

Inside the NBA' returns on ESPN this season with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal and Ernie Johnson. Here's the schedule.

Details for fans on how and when to watch the popular program "Inside the NBA" on ESPN during the 2025-26 NBA season.

The legendary show felt exactly the same on its new network. And our columnists say that is exactly the point.

The studio program to serve as pregame, halftime and postgame show for highth-profile NBA events on ESPN and ABC.

Dedicated viewers will observe that TNT has been booted off entirely after 40 years of broadcasting the league. “Inside the NBA,” TNT’s poster broadcast, has been moved off Tuesdays and Thursdays and replaced by NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime, respectively.

Basketball’s most beloved studio show, Inside the NBA, went through a major shift this summer. After decades of laughter, debates, and unforgettable moments on TNT, the show’s rights were transferred to ESPN and ABC.

Fans tuning into the NBA this season will have to adjust their viewing habits to new networks and a seven-day-a-week national TV schedule.

The NBA’s return to NBC is part of an 11-year, $76 billion rights package spread across ESPN/ABC, NBC/Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video. NBC will air primetime games on Tuesdays throughout the season, and Sundays after its NFL commitments end, and Peacock will have streaming-exclusive games on Monday nights.

The YouTube TV-Disney carriage dispute that has ESPN blacked out on the platform is leading to some healthy barbs from the competition. Specifically, TNT is looking to take advantage of some subscribers hungry for football in Week 10.

Doubleheader Featuring Knicks-Bucks and Clippers-Warriors Averages 3 Million Viewers – Nearly Tripling Last Year’s Viewership on Corresponding NBA Tuesday

Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley didn't mince words talking about the Dallas Cowboys defense on "inside the NBA," on Thursday.