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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Andrew Lawrence

Inside the NBA: the sports gabfest that became late-night TV’s best show

Inside the NBA
Inside the NBA’s team (from left): Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson Jr, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

For supporters of the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics, this is a joyous time indeed; their teams are in the NBA finals. But for me, it’s bittersweet because, well, the only TV show in the game worth watching has ‘Gone Fishin’’.

I’m referring of course to TNT’s Inside the NBA program and its uproarious tradition of sending off ousted playoff contenders with one last team photo – with the heads of their marquee players and celebrity fans photoshopped onto the bodies of random anglers. It’s just one in a slew of running gags that will have viewers missing Inside that much more as NBA coverage moves to ESPN for the finals.

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