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Under the terms of the new ‘Inside the NBA’ deal with ESPN, the network will not be able to censor any of the show’s hosts. For fans of the longtime program, that means beloved hot-take king Charles Barkley will be able to continue his gimmicks even under the Disney banner. While the show will air […]

The Toronto Raptors’ injury concerns continued to pile up during Tuesday evening’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, which dropped Toronto to 2-8 on the young season, good for last place in the Eastern Conference. Despite this, arguably the lone bright spot of the season for the Raptors has been the play of second year man […]

Commercials are a great way to promote a product or service. It’s nearly the same case for the NBA and the players’ endorsement deals. Throughout the years, there’s no question that the NBA often features basketball greatness as the best basketball league in the world. In fact, that very same message has been conveyed in […]

The Inside the NBA show is one of the most iconic segments in helping basketball fans love the game even more. The show features Hall of Famers Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley, two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson. But while fans loved their segments, it seems like Inside the NBA is coming to […]

Charles Barkley has advocated for NBA fans, especially regarding load management. Since stepping away from basketball, he’s always had an issue with players sitting out due to load management. Even at the beginning of the 2023 season, Barkley had a serious take on load management. When he appeared on the Dan Patrick Show on Friday, […]

The final season of “Inside the NBA” on TNT hasn’t offered a shortage of jokes and hot takes, courtesy of NBA legend and analyst Charles Barkley. In the latest episode, a hot mic caught Barkley insulting the Golden State Warriors, and then he said the league should rig the Play-In Tournament so that the struggling […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to a 2-1 start in the NBA season, but apparently Charles Barkley doesn’t think too much of it. Barkley, who’s always one for his audacious takes on the air, didn’t hold back when discussing the Warriors on Tuesday. On NBA TNT Tipoff, Barkley made a clear statement as the […]

The unveiling of the Miami Heat’s statue of Dwyane Wade has sparked many reactions. And you have to give kudos to Wade for being so respectful in his response since the internet has gone off on the statue’s appearance. But there’s been one key NBA voice who had not yet had a chance to comment […]

Another NBA season means another avalanche of sports takes from all the usual suspects. This time, it’s from Charles Barkley comparing Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to Los Angeles Clippers swingman Kawhi Leonard as the final season of Inside the NBA commenced on Thursday. Sir Charles made his comments while watching the Thunder dispose […]

The Boston Celtics cruised past the hapless Washington Wizards on Thursday, 102-122, climbing to 2-0 in their title defense campaign after dominating the New York Knicks on opening night 132-109. However, these two impressive double-digit wins still weren’t enough to convince Charles Barkley on Inside the NBA to make a prediction for the Celtics’ repeat […]

The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their season with a long-awaited victory, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103. This marked the team’s first season-opening win in nearly a decade, but NBA analyst Charles Barkley remained unimpressed by the outcome. During the postgame segment on NBA on TNT, Barkley openly criticized the media’s tendency to inflate the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will open their 2024-25 campaign against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Lakers fans are itching to see how their squad looks after their tough first-round exit from the spring of 2024. Of course, all eyes will be on veteran star forward LeBron James and first-year head coach JJ Redick. Charles […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to open up their schedule for the 2024-25 NBA season on Wednesday night against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, but the top player on the Sixers has already drawn criticism for his recent announcement. Joel Embiid recently announced that he doesn’t foresee himself playing in back-to-back contests for the […]

What is a power forward in the NBA? It’s an answer that has changed a lot throughout basketball and the NBA history. Whether they functioned like a second center or as a fourth shooter spreading the floor, the power forward is incredibly versatile. Many people on this list weren’t playing anything near the same type […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off back-to-back playoff appearances as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. After they were knocked out in the first round in 2023, Cleveland made it past the opening round last season. Unfortunately, the Cavs ran into the eventual champions, the Boston Celtics, in the conference semifinals and were […]

Charles Barkley carved out a Hall of Fame worthy NBA career. His accolades include an NBA MVP, 11 All-Star Game appearances, and 11 All-NBA Team selections with the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Houston Rockets. Although he has long retired from playing basketball, the Hall of Famer continues to impart his knowledge and experience as […]

TNT’s Inside the NBA is going into its final season on television after they were unable to strike a deal with the NBA. The league instead decided to sign a new deal with ESPN and Amazon Prime. That has left the likes of Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson on the outside […]

Unfortunately, injuries are part of the game of basketball. In fact, even the best basketball players in the world fall to injury. However, there have been cases in the NBA when players get injured for the most bizarre reasons. In fact, some injuries aren’t even related to basketball. Here’s the 10 most unusual injury causes […]

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys recently agreed to a record-setting $240 million contract extension. The deal has received mixed reviews from around the sports world. NBA legend Charles Barkley took issue with Prescott and other quarterbacks agreeing to massive contracts that don’t always help the team, via Roc and Manuch with Jimmy B. “I […]

One of the biggest stories from the first weekend of the 2024 NFL season had nothing to do with what happened on the field, as police detained Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill ahead of the team’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and former NBA star Charles Barkley voiced some concerns about how the wide receiver […]

Charles Barkley has always been very critical of Kevin Durant. The NBA Hall of Famer has never backed down from speaking his true feelings about the 14-time All-Star, and Barkley is even more judgmental of Durant since he plays for the Phoenix Suns. When Durant was traded to the Suns, the rest of the league […]

NBA Hall of Fame forward and TV broadcaster Charles Barkley is making a $1 million donation to St. Mary Academy, a catholic college prep school in New Orleans. Despite Barkley’s comments on losing money to stay with TNT, he had no problem donating to an educational institution after two former students used trigonometry to solve […]

NBA fans who routinely watch and listen to mainstream media, the attention is almost always centered around a handful of teams. The Los Angeles Lakers, led by LeBron James, and the Golden State Warriors, led by Stephen Curry, were talked about an exorbitant amount relative to their status as legitimate NBA contenders, and Charles Barkley […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo recently married his fiancee in Greece, but Charles Barkley may have disturbed his honeymoon by challenging him to get better as a basketball player. If you asked the Round Mound of Rebound, the Bucks star still has plenty of holes in his game that keeps him from all-time great status, […]

As TNT’s NBA coverage enters the final year of its contract, Inside The NBA’s future hangs in the balance. Amazon Prime’s regular-season NBA coverage will tip off at the start of the 2025-26 season. NBC/Peacock will air approximately 28 games in the first two rounds of the playoffs, and at least half will air on […]

While people such as former player Lou Williams believe there is a conspiracy theory surrounding Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown after they won the NBA championship, legend Charles Barkley thinks they’ve been disrespected. Appearing on “The Bill Simmons show,” he would talk about such situations as Tatum receiving little playing time in […]

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has gotten a lot of attention during her rookie season in the WNBA. Of course, not all of that attention has positive, and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is going after those who have nitpicked Clark because of what he deemed jealousy. Barkley, who has never been one to bite […]

With the NBA signing a new rights deal with ESPN, Amazon Prime, and NBC, Charles Barkley could have left TNT for either one of those networks, but he stayed loyal. Carmelo Anthony was one of the people who saw Barkley’s loyalty, and he wanted to show his respect to the TNT analyst for what he […]

The Team USA men’s basketball team has come back home after winning gold, but there seem to still be issues with how they played in the Olympics. Jayson Tatum not suiting up two games during the tournament is still a big topic among others, and Charles Barkley was the most recent to share his thoughts. […]

The Team USA men’s basketball squad had an impressive run in the 2024 Olympics. The USA won gold with their 98-87 victory over France on Aug. 11. Nevertheless, the highly talented squad was tested early, which prompted a stern warning from former Phoenix Suns star and TNT commentator Charles Barkley. Barkley made another comment about […]

Charles Barkley recently gave his honest thoughts on the Dan LeBatard Show about Team USA’s victory over Serbia in the semifinals of the 2024 Olympics. The Americans narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of the Serbians coming out on top 95-91. Throughout the match, Serbia led the USA and it wasn’t until late in the […]

Recently, NBA Hall of Famer and television broadcaster Charles Barkley announced that he would be staying with Turner Sports for the duration of his contract despite the NBA signing a new television deal to move their coverage away from TNT after 2025. Many correctly assessed that Barkley’s retirement announcement less than two months ago was […]

It has been a whirlwind of a last few weeks for the NBA as it pertains to their television rights, as they first announced they would be moving on from TNT in favor of a new deal with Amazon and NBC and have now found themselves as the subject of a lawsuit from Warner Bros. […]

Newly signed Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George has hosted a podcast for a while now, but even he knows covering the NBA Finals on TV is a different ball game altogether. In a recent interview with Charles Barkley, a longtime member of TNT’s Inside the NBA, George admits talking about the NBA on television gives […]

Going into the 2024-2025 NBA season, it looks to be the last one with TNT having exclusive coverage of the NBA. Amazon won the rights after TNT refused to match the offer, putting the future of the Inside the NBA crew in jeopardy. However, Charles Barkley reaffirmed his commitment to the network, and it was […]

Team USA basketball has looked utterly dominant so far at the 2024 Paris Olympics, going a perfect 3-0 in the preliminary rounds. The Americans beat South Sudan, Serbia, and Puerto Rico all handily and now head into the quarterfinals where they will face Brazil. It’s no secret that Steve Kerr’s squad is a clear-cut favorite […]

After 35 long years as one of the its broadcast partners, TNT network has lost the media rights to the NBA. They were unable to match the offer presented by Amazon, according to the league itself, and as a result, the NBA will be leaving TNT after their contract expires at the conclusion of the […]

There’s no question that Team USA has the deepest pool of NBA players when it comes to basketball. As a result, in every FIBA tournament, Team USA is always dubbed as the heavy favorite to win it all. In fact, throughout the years, several legends have answered the call of the national team. While the […]

In Team USA’s 110-84 win over Serbia in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jayson Tatum was notably absent from the floor. Postgame, head coach Steve Kerr admitted he messed up not playing Tatum. “Jayson will play,” he said, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “I’m not going to answer your next question, which is if he plays, who […]