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Sports Illustrated
Jimmy Traina

ESPN Debut of ‘Inside the NBA’ Was a Rousing Success on All Fronts

1. Ever since it was announced that ESPN landed a licensing deal with Turner Sports to air Inside the NBA while the show would still be produced by Turner, there was a relentless and constant cry from ignorant NBA fans that ESPN would “ruin” the show.

Those people did not care about facts. The facts were simple. Inside the NBA would still be produced by the same people who have always produced it, the show would air from the same studio it has always been in, the cast would remain the same, Turner retained full creative control and the only difference would be that Inside would air on ESPN instead of TNT.

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