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It’s no secret that getting a triple-double in the NBA is difficult, even though many players these days make it looks so easy. In fact, despite having a shortened season, the NBA tallied the most triple-doubles in a season ever with 142. Clearly, no other player personified that than Russell Westbrook. The Washington Wizards star […]

Without a doubt, NBA on TNT is one of the greatest and most hilarious shows on basketball. Among the many stellar moments the show has given fans, Shaquille O’Neal’s hilarious faceplant in 2015 takes the cake. The NBA legend recently shared the inside scoop behind the epic moment. Shaq noted that it was a little […]

Episode 2 of “The Inside Story,” the documentary chronicling the rise of TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” airs Friday night at 9 p.m. ET. Whereas the premiere episode mostly focused on host and longtime network broadcaster Ernie Johnson, the second showing spotlights Kenny “The Jet” Smith. The former Houston Rockets guard takes a shot from Shaquille […]

Kenny Smith isn’t heeding the call of fans to outright cancel rapper Meek Mill after he dropped a rather questionable line referring to the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. In a leaked song in collaboration with Lil’ Baby, Mill referenced the fateful January 2020 accident that took the life of the […]

A few weeks ago, Inside the NBA host Kenny Smith decided to walk off the TNT set as a show of unity to the teams who decided to boycott their games in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting back in late August. As it turns out, co-host Charles Barkley was not at all happy […]

NBA on TNT host Ernie Johnson just showed off his speed and agility on Tuesday, as he smoked co-host Kenny Smith to the big board. The impromptu race went down during halftime of Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. To be fair to Smith, he […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is bound to get some vision into his future job, filling in for an absent Kenny Smith on Thursday and Charles Barkley on Friday as part of the popular “Inside the NBA” program on TNT. Green will join Ernie Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal on set, sharing some of his […]

TNT’s “Inside the NBA” crew of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Shaquille O’Neal each threw a white towel over their right shoulders on Monday night’s telecast in honor of John Thompson Jr. The legendary former Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball coach, who died Sunday at 78, wore his trademark white towel during his days […]

The NBA postponed all games on Wednesday after the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to boycott Game 5 against the Orlando Magic led to a number of other teams deciding to follow suit. Players in Orlando have been vocal following the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, and things came to a head Wednesday with the postponements. Numerous […]

Inside the NBA host Kenny Smith came out with a bold statement following the Portland Trail Blazers shock win against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round matchup. Smith was so impressed with Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard that he came out and said: “I don’t think you can shoot as […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green is working for TNT on Friday and he raced Kenny Smith to the famous halftime video board. As expected, Green smoked Smith: Draymond beat Kenny to the video board 😂 (via @NBAonTNT) pic.twitter.com/Jx8QaJBUbm — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 8, 2020 Green and the Warriors had the worst record […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams got roasted pretty hard by TNT analyst Kenny Smith on Thursday. The 3-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year’s winner was caught red-handed when a video of himself hanging out at the Magic City strip club with rapper Jack Harlow circulated online. While Williams does have the right to […]

NBA champion and current TNT analyst Kenny Smith is a big fan of Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green. While Smith’s TNT partner, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, has taken plenty of shots at Green in the past, Smith believes the Warriors’ do-it-all big man is a player who nightly contributes to winning. […]

Houston Rockets legend and Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon is already regarded as one of the best big men in league history. Former Rockets big man Clint Capela will likely never reach Hakeem’s lofty status. Yet, current NBA analyst and former Olajuwon teammate Kenny Smith drew lines of comparison between the two bigs. When […]

NBA on TNT analyst and former Houston Rockets guard Kenny Smith has come out with a definitive statement explaining why he believes the Chicago Bulls would not have gotten eight straight championships if Jordan hadn’t retired in 1993. In a recent interview on ESPN’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith (no relation), Kenny Smith stated […]

Kenny Smith knows that recently, there have been multiple reports stating that league officials are  trying to find ways to somehow resume the season. Las Vegas has been identified as a possible venue for the remainder of the campaign, and there has been a lot of support towards this objective. NBA legend and host of […]

Kenny “The Jet” Smith is refusing the idea that Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls could have won eight straight NBA titles, had he never retired from basketball. The former Houston Rockets point guard won an NBA title during the first year of his absence (1994) and then another in 1995 after Jordan returned for […]

With the end of 2019 drawing near, the producers at NBA on TNT compiled a top-10 list of the most memorable moments shared this decade between the show’s hosts, Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. The NBA on TNT crew is a famous lot, known for their comedic outtakes. The pairing of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on cruise control as they stand at the top of the competitive Western Conference with a 12-2 record. One of the biggest reasons for their hot start to the season is one LeBron James. The Lakers star continues to defy Father Time with his play, often setting himself apart from […]

NBA legend and current TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal is mourning the passing of his beloved sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, 40, who died of cancer on Thursday. O’Neal was absent during his usual post with the Inside the NBA crew, as his co-host Ernie Johnson revealed the upsetting news. “Basically the big fella, who I’ve described as […]

The Brooklyn Nets are one of the teams that have used the offseason to significantly improve their chances for winning an NBA title within the next couple of years. Nonetheless, with new recruit Kevin Durant expected to miss a significant part of the new campaign as he recovers from a debilitating Achilles injury, more than […]

Joel Embiid just couldn’t get it going on Sunday night for the Philadelphia 76ers, as his team fell to the Toronto Raptors, 101-96. The 24-year-old struggled with his shot in Game 4 of their second-round playoffs matchup against the Raptors, going only 2-of-7 from the floor for 11 points. Following the contest, it was revealed […]

NBA TNT hosts Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith had a bit of fun during their halftime report of the Game 6 contest between the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs. At one point during their mid-game analysis, the two former NBA stars stood up from their seats in the middle of their conversation to literally […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley weighed in on the Russell Westbrook “next-question”-palooza during a Sunday segment of their broadcast of the NBA playoffs. The Oklahoma City Thunder went down into a 3-1 hole to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, but went an even deeper hole in the eyes of the Hall of Famer. Westbrook continued […]

NBA on TNT analyst Kenny Smith thinks that this year’s NBA Finals could feature the Toronto Raptors and the Portland Trail Blazers. Check out the clip below posted by Jackson Frank of the Gonzaga Bulletin. Smith was thinking out loud but no one seemed to support his opinion. I wasn't kidding. Here's Kenny Smith saying […]

The search for the next coach of the Detroit Pistons is heating up, and it appears the final candidates are emerging rather quickly. TNT’s Kenny Smith, somehow, remains an actual option. Marc Stein from the New York Times reports that while Dwane Casey is still the top choice for the Pistons job, there is another […]

It appears the Detroit Pistons could be trying to go the route that the Golden State Warriors took in terms of their next head coach. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports, the Pistons plan to interview current TNT analyst, Kenny “The Jet” Smith for their open head-coaching job. The Detroit Pistons plan to interview […]

It’s official: Shaquille O’Neal does not understand basic math. On a recent episode of “Inside the NBA,” Kenny Smith talked about his desire to buy a car, but was hesitating because it would close $80 to fill the gas tank. It’s a common problem many people have nowadays. Enter O’Neal, who tried to ease Smith’s […]

Former NBA player and current TNT analyst Kenny Smith will be interviewed for the head coaching job for the New York Knicks. According to ESPN, a source close to analyst Stephen A. Smith said that the former champion with the Houston Rockets will be interviewed for the coaching job on Friday. Smith played 13 seasons […]

Retired NBA All-Star and now TNT analyst, Charles Barkley, is known for a lot of things. Whether it’s his penchant for gobbling up rebounds, getting into violent skirmishes (both on and off the court which also got him literally in the court), his sad forays into golfing, and an inexplicable fascination for Manu Ginobili, but […]

This was certainly unexpected. TNT’s Inside the NBA analyst Kenny Smith was breaking down the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat series and when he got to discussing Ben Simmons as a player, he compared him to one of the most surprising players you could have guessed: Muggsy Bogues. That’s right, the shortest player to ever […]

The hosts of Inside the NBA have been known to be a very hilarious group, who are not shy of showing their playful characters in front of the camera. Their broadcasts, which feature Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson has turned out to be a must-watch show for basketball fans as it […]

Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith are arguably the best trio of basketball analysts that talk about the NBA. Their banter is unrivaled, and the “Inside the NBA” has multiple Emmys validating the work those three do along with their brilliant host, Ernie Johnson. Part of the reason those three are so good is […]

It was well-known coming into the 2017-18 NBA season that the Houston Rockets could potentially have the best backcourt in the entire league. Not only was superstar James Harden coming off an MVP-caliber season, but the addition of superstar Chris Paul was undoubtedly going to take the pressure off his shoulders. So far, that notion […]

Originally the 60th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, Isaiah Thomas established himself as one of the best players in the league. In his third season with the Boston Celtics, he averaged 28.9 points and 5.9 assists while leading them to the top of the Eastern Conference. Heading into the 2017 NBA playoffs, there […]

Former Houston Rockets guard and current Inside the NBA co-host Kenny Smith surprised many when he made a bold statement and claimed that his 1994 team would’ve beaten that year’s Chicago Bulls even with Michael Jordan playing with them. Upon finding out Smith’s comments, Scottie Pippen responded on The Jump on Tuesday by reminding him […]

Kenny Smith, who is now a co-host of Inside the NBA, was part of the back-to-back championship winning Houston Rockets team of the 1990s. Together with Hakeem Olajuwon, Robert Horry, and Sam Cassell, the team was able to win the title in 1994 and 1995, during the time Michael Jordan first retired. However, the outspoken former point […]

The Inside the NBA hosts had a lot of reason to celebrate during their show on Tuesday night. Not only was a posthumous award given to Craig Sager by the Sports Emmy’s as the Outstanding Sports Reporter, their very own Charles Barkley was named the Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst. With Sir Charles not winning a championship during […]

Former Houston Rockets point guard and TNT studio analyst Kenny “The Jet” Smith had a strong take on George Karl and the consequences of his new book Furious George where he dished out plenty of blame on his former Denver Nuggets players Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, and Kenyon Martin. When asked if Karl should apologize, Smith was […]