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

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

Here's what to know about "Inside the NBA" in 2025-26 as it transitions from the TNT era onto ESPN's airwaves.

The 21-time Emmy Award-winning "Inside the NBA" studio show returns as the pregame, halftime and postgame show for ESPN and ABC's NBA coverage during the 2025-26 season.

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.

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.

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

Now that the analysts at the beloved "Inside the NBA" program are syndicated at ESPN, their schedule will look very different with the new TV deal.

The 2025-26 NBA season has tipped off Tuesday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets, while the Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Golden State Warriors. With the regular season officially underway,