Here we'll break down exactly what TNT losing NBA broadcast rights means for Inside The NBA going forward. Is 'Inside The NBA' ending? To put it simply: no. Inside The NBA will no

Ernie Johnson could barely get the words out. The run of “Inside the NBA” on TNT came to an end on Saturday night after nearly four decades as a fixture of the league.

Stacy Sager, the wife of the late broadcasting legend Craig Sager, posted a tribute to her husband while marking the end of an era after the NBA on TNT concluded its run following the Knicks’ loss to the Pacers in Game 6 the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.

TNT is set to lose its NBA live game broadcasting rights. As a result, the legendary studio show ‘Inside the NBA’ aired its final episode on TNT on Saturday.

The collective chemistry of “Inside the NBA,” in which ego is consistently punctured for the sake of comedy, is extremely hard to find in sports television, as evidenced by pretty much every awkward and uninspiring version of an NBA studio show that ESPN has ever produced.

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While Charles Barkley seems more willing to commit to ESPN now, he certainly won't be walking back his past statements on the network.