The opening of the 2024-25 NBA season will certainly be a bittersweet evening across the Turner studios in Atlanta on Tuesday. With the award-winning studio show Inside the NBA heading into its 35th season, it will also be the last season we’ll get to see Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal together behind the desk.
Despite some litigation in an attempt to retain the NBA television rights, Warner Bros. Discovery (formerly Turner Sports) is all but certain to lose NBA broadcasting privileges after this season. It will be the end of an era for NBA fans, and team Inside the NBA team put together such a good tribute to the show on Tuesday.
Check it out:
Unpredictable. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unforgettable.
The 35th season of Inside the NBA tips off tonight on TNT! #UnforgettableOnTNT pic.twitter.com/jhU2zi2ip9
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) October 22, 2024
No, YOU’RE crying.
It’s the best studio show in American sports, and the league just won’t be the same without it next year (and beyond).
