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Reports Claimed Stephen A. Smith Was Dropped From ESPN’s NBA Countdown, But He Says Not So Fast
The NBA season is in full swing amid the 2025 TV schedule, which means coverage of the league has also returned. When it comes to ESPN, the network now has Inside the NBA amongst its ranks, thanks to the licensing deal it reached with TNT in 2024.
Shaquille O'Neal harshly criticized ESPN for its workplace culture when the changes in NBA broadcasting rights were announced. The agreement was valued at $76 billion, with ESPN, A
TNT was home to the NBA for 36 seasons—the longest-running sports program in the network’s history—and it ended exactly the way fans would’ve wanted: with the iconic “Inside the NBA” crew of Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and ...
The days of Warner Bros. Discovery producing shows like “NBA Gametime Live” are coming to an end. Warner Bros. Discovery will cease making content for NBA TV, the basketball league’s cable network, ending a partnership that has been extant since 2008 ...
TNT Sports lost the NBA, and while many thought that would be the end of the network, it was not. College football had other ideas.
Charles Barkley agreed to work for at least two more years with ESPN and TNT, but still doesn’t know what he’s going to be doing. “We taped a pilot about a month ago, and it was the stupidest s**t I’ve ever seen in my life.” 😅 – Charles ...