Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson and their co-hosts at Inside the NBA are definitely sports TV staples at this point and for good reason. Thanks in part to Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal’s antics, those wild on-screen graphics made by the production team and much more, the show has endeared itself to audiences (and picked up some Emmy Awards as well). There are those who’ve criticized the program, however, and argued that it offers no true substantial analysis. Barkley is now addressing that claim, and he makes fair points.
I’d argue that hijinks that ensue on Inside the NBA do indeed tend to overshadow the sports conversations Sure, I can remember some conversations the team has had about my Boston Celtics, but Barkley’s rant about Galveston, Texas’ water, Shaq’s infamous money lesson and other viral clips are among some of the first details that come to mind for me when I think about the show. Based on comments Barkley recently shared, it feels like he doesn’t mind viewers tuning in for funny moments as opposed to constant news reporting:
