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Watch: Shaquille O’Neal & Inside The NBA Cast Bid Farewell To TNT
MIAMI, FL - MAY 27: Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley speak prior to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals 2023 NBA Playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat on May 27, 2023 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) MIAMI, FL - MAY 27: Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley speak prior to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals 2023 NBA Playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat on May 27, 2023 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)

Watch: Shaquille O’Neal & Inside The NBA Cast Bid Farewell To TNT

Originally posted on Lakers Nation  |  By Matt Peralta  |  Last updated Jun 6, 2025 11:10 AM ET

Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley have become staples for NBA entertainment and analysis as members of Inside the NBA.

Inside the NBA on TNT has given basketball fans plenty of discussions, laughs and memories over the decades but the 2024-25 season marked the final year the network would carry the show. Following discussions with other broadcast partners, Inside the NBA will move to ESPN and ABC next season, though will keep O’Neal, Johnson, Smith and Barkley together.

With TNT no longer being a broadcast partner, national NBA games will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN, back on NBC and new to Amazon Prime Video moving forward. It’s a bittersweet moment for the network and Inside the NBA as they’ve become nearly synonymous with primetime basketball.

On the final episode of Inside the NBA on TNT, the crew gave a heartfelt farewell to the network, via NBA on TNT:

It was emotional to hear the cast talk about their experiences and time on the show and what it meant to them over the years, so basketball fans are fortunate that they’ll be sticking around for next season and beyond. O’Neal previously gave an impassioned speech about Inside the NBA leaving TNT, but rallied the troops when he said that the show goes on.

The change in networks shouldn’t alter the show format too much, so it’ll be fun to see how the crew adapts to their new settings. Their run on TNT was historic and should be celebrated for how much it pushed the game of basketball forward.

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This article first appeared on Los Angeles Lakers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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