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Amid a flurry of NBA offseason headlines, one story still raises questions: ESPN’s use of “Inside the NBA.” The iconic show, hosted by Ernie Johnson and featuring NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith, will live on in the 2025-26 season nearly unchanged. “(Fans are) going to get the show they love in […]

Check out the previous entries in ClutchPoints’ 100 greatest NBA players of all time series based on Josh Eberley’s E-Rank: 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 We are getting close to the mountaintop with only 30 names left. This grouping boasts a modern player leading the pack, a […]

After Hall of Fame forward and NBA analyst Charles Barkley blamed the association’s second apron and its penalties on the league’s superteam era, including Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James, ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson clapped back. Ahead of 2025-26, Barkley said the Lakers are Luka Doncic’s team and not James’ as last year’s trade with […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are still basking in the glow of their recent NBA championship, which they won in seven games over the Indiana Pacers. Finals MVP, as well as the league MVP, both went to superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who has staked a claim as one of the best players of his generation over the […]

Hall of Fame forward and NBA analyst Charles Barkley says Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault made a critical mistake that nearly cost him the 2025 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. After sticking with his double-big lineup, featuring Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein, throughout the Thunder’s playoff run, coach Daigneault changed his starting […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently offered a blunt explanation as to why he believes LeBron James stands apart from legends Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Speaking on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Barkley described the Los Angeles Lakers star as one of the three greatest players he’s ever seen — but emphasized what he […]

Charles Barkley has nothing but positive things to say about the OKC Thunder. On Wednesday, he took it another step further by saying the NBA champions are much like the “Bad Boy” Pistons, per the Bill Simmons Podcast. “They’re one of the deepest teams we’ve ever had in the NBA,” Barkley said. “They remind me […]

NBA analyst Charles Barkley addressed the NBA’s new TV deals heading into the upcoming season and isn’t holding back about his true feelings on the transition from TNT to ESPN. Barkley recently called out the NBA for what he thinks will be an issue in 2025-26. Barkley believes the league will have trouble juggling multiple […]

Height is might in basketball. More often than not, size matters in the sport. In fact, height usually dictates what position a player plays, and it’s no different in the NBA, even during the wake of position-less basketball. But given that the game has been evolving, it doesn’t come as a surprise that some players […]

While the NL MVP race is in full swing, with Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani the favorite to bring it home for the third year in a row, there is a vocal, growing segment of fans who believe Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber should be in that conversation, too. Currently tied with Ohtani for […]

Shaquille O’Neal is all in on the Dallas Cowboys, and he’s putting his pride on the line to prove it. On a new episode of “The Big Podcast With Shaq,” the Hall of Famer declared that his Cowboys will take down the Philadelphia Eagles in their Week 1 matchup, BroBible reports. And if they don’t, […]

On a recent episode of the Road Trippin podcast, former NBA forward and current analyst Richard Jefferson weighed in on the debate surrounding the greatest players in NBA history to never win a championship. When asked to choose between Hall of Famers Karl Malone and Charles Barkley, Jefferson decisively picked Malone. “The reason why I […]

For the first time since 1989, the NBA will not be broadcast on TNT. And while that fact has been clear for some time now, Charles Barkley is still mad about it. Barkley, the star of TNT’s crown jewel, “Inside the NBA,” will still be a part of the league’s national television programming. But it […]

The Philadelphia 76ers hardly broke a sweat in their win over the Washington Wizards, 74-58, in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas on Tuesday. After a slow start, the 76ers outscored the Wizards, 26-17, in the second quarter to take control of the game. The team never looked back and notched its first win […]

NBA analyst Charles Barkley highlighted the critical difference between Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James and Luka Doncic ahead of their first full campaign as teammates. Amid speculation over what the team could look like in the near future, regarding James’ future with the Lakers beyond next season, Barkley revealed his take on Los Angeles’ […]

NBA analyst and Hall of Fame forward Charles Barkley labeled the champion Oklahoma City Thunder as the team to beat in the NBA, coming off its championship season, and expects things to remain that way for the foreseeable future. Locking their core three players — All-Stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren — into […]

Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently shared a candid reflection on how Michael Jordan earned his respect during the 1993 NBA Finals. Speaking on The Dan Patrick Show, Barkley admitted that it wasn’t until that six-game series against the Chicago Bulls that he believed Jordan was truly the superior player. “Let me tell you this, […]

Golden State Warriors great Stephen Curry is obviously monitoring what his team is doing in the offseason, as the Dubs try to collectively stave off Father Time, but he is shifting his focus to the Edge Wood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada. The four-time NBA champion is looking to reclaim his title at the […]

For years, NBA legends Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley were not on the best of terms. That was even the case when they were teammates on the Houston Rockets. During the strike-shortened 1999 season, Pippen and Barkley were on the same team. Clyde Drexler had retired, and Pippen was brought in to fill that void. […]

The question over who the greatest NBA players of all time are is hotly debated. Oftentimes, greatness is predicated squarely on championships won, but not to LeBron James. Even though he’s won four titles, success is much more than that to him. On the latest episode of the Mind the Game podcast with Steve Nash, […]

INDIANAPOLIS — After tying their NBA Finals’ series, 2-2, in a 111-104 win in Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers, are the Oklahoma City Thunder a lock to becoming champions? NBA analyst Charles Barkley believes so. Scoring 15 of his 35 points in the last five minutes, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s historic performance led his […]

Charles Barkley did not hold back on the New York Knicks’ strategy with their coaching search. He even made a quip that involved Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle. The Knicks have an open head coaching spot after firing Tom Thibodeau after # seasons. They made the decision even though they reached their first Eastern […]

Charles Barkley’s pockets got a whole lot deeper thanks to a casual round of golf with Michael Jordan nearly 30 years ago. The Hall of Fame forward and iconic broadcaster recently reflected on a pivotal moment that reshaped his financial future, and it all started with a simple tip from MJ, TheSpun reports. Back in […]

In Game 2, many pundits believed that there was a restoration of order after the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated proceedings against the Indiana Pacers, taking a 123-107 victory. The Thunder have been dominant all season long, and everyone knew that they were going to come out strong after suffering a heartbreaking Game 1 defeat. But […]

The New York Knicks are taking heat from all sides after firing head coach Tom Thibodeau, but no one hits harder than Charles Barkley. Speaking before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Barkley did not hold back. He slammed the Knicks for dismissing a successful coach without having a clear replacement ready. “The Knicks gonna […]

Recently, TNT aired its final NBA broadcast when the Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It marked the end of the road for the network’s partnership with the famous Inside The NBA crew, who will now be taking their talents over to ESPN to continue the […]

NBA legend Allen Iverson turned 50 years old on Saturday, and the Philadelphia 76ers honored the milestone by sharing a compilation of birthday tributes from past and present NBA players on X, formerly known as Twitter. The video featured messages from current stars and Hall of Famers alike, including Joel Embiid, Shaquille O’Neal, Tyrese Maxey, […]

The Emmy Award-winning “Inside the NBA” aired for the final time on TNT, following the Indiana Pacers’ Eastern Conference Finals-clinching victory versus the New York Knicks on Thursday night. The legendary postgame show, which features Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith, will move to ESPN for the 2025-26 season, beginning a new […]

With the NBA on TNT officially a thing of the past, Charles Barkley is shedding some light on what he wants to do next. Barkley is still under contract with TNT and will begin working with ESPN next year. After that, he has a couple good years left in him, he told the Dan Patrick […]

The Indiana Pacers have the opportunity to advance to the NBA Finals on Saturday should they win Game 6 and close out the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks. The Pacers have been dealing with recent injury issues to key players. If the Knicks win Game 6 and end up forcing a Game […]

Charles Barkley had a long, successful career in the NBA before retiring in 2000. The former MVP and Hall of Famer began his second career as an NBA analyst with TNT the next season. He has been working alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson ever since. With the Inside the NBA crew heading […]

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 56 points to lead the New York Knicks past the Indiana Pacers 111-94 on Thursday, extending their postseason run despite facing a 3-1 series deficit. Powered by the home crowd at Madison Square Garden, New York came out energized and delivered under pressure. Towns, who had been listed […]

The NBA on TNT crew is coming to their final days on the network, with their last show set for whenever the Eastern Conference Finals are over. The New York Knicks saved the day as they defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 5, and there’s a chance that there could be two more games left […]

Timothée Chalamet has been courtside to almost every game in the Eastern Conference Finals the past two weeks to watch his favorite team, the New York Knicks, and their opponent, the Indiana Pacers. It’s hard to know if he’s been any good luck to them, because the Knicks are trailing 3-2, but they recently won […]

New York Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns has quietly been excellent during the Eastern Conference Finals, averaging 25.4 points and 11.8 rebounds while shooting 42.3 percent from behind the 3-point line through five games. But his defensive lapses and bad habit of getting into foul trouble have diverted some attention away from his stout production. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken the curse, winning an Eastern Conference Final game for the first time since 2006. But they still have a long way to go — they’ll need to win a game at home against the Florida Panthers to extend the series, a place they’ve been outscored 10-2 over two contests. […]

The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are engaged in a tense series, with both teams desperately trying to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in two and a half decades. But Charles Barkley firmly believes that all the hard-fought battles will only amount to a consolation prize for whoever emerges victorious […]

There’s been discourse about who the face of the NBA is right now, with LeBron James inching closer and closer to retirement. Many have slated Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards as the next in line. However, Charles Barkley thinks otherwise after he sent ESPN a savage message about who the program should be promoting instead. […]

Charles Barkley is not just known for being a former great player in the NBA, but since becoming an analyst, he’s also made fans laugh with his hilarious antics. That happened again recently when the Hall of Famer butchered the name of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Barkley struggled pronouncing Alexander-Walker’s name, claiming it wasn’t […]