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Over the years there have been hundreds of sports studio shows that have tried very hard to be good, only to fail because it’s really easy to see when they’re faking it.
There is only one of those shows that has ever been worth watching and that, of course, is the Inside the NBA crew on TNT. Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley have long been the best to ever do these types of shows and with the NBA playoffs in full swing this is the best time of the year for them and for us.