Ernie Johnson offers emotional NBA on TNT sign-off
"Gratitude is the operative word for me."
"Gratitude is the operative word for me."
Barkley had previously harshly criticized ESPN's NBA coverage and some of its personalities.
"And as Shaq said..."
"We thank you for 36 incredible years of watching the NBA."
"Ernie, I just want to say, congratulations to TNT on a fabulous, unbelievable run that's coming to an end."
"...seeing stuff on TNT and Bleacher Report and House of Highlights — it's like there's a lot of hype around this tournament."
"Only real Hoosiers know what this man means to Indiana."
Both ESPN and TNT shared previews of their respective 2025 college football broadcast schedules.
"A lot of y'all laughing at home, I'm gonna see ya."
"The show is still here, baby. You can never kill the four horsemen."
"I'm just trying to say that I think we'd be naive to not think there isn't an advantage."
"I thought everything was going great where you were and I just didn't even know any of that was happening"
"After an incredible ten years, I have made the difficult decision to step away from TNT Sports after the Champions League Final."
"I felt a little slighted."
"Disrespect would be giving me one word or not even doing the interview."
"Congratulations, you are the Cal Ripken of sports broadcasting history on the national level."
"I haven’t really thought about what I’m going to say that last night."
"Hey ESPN, I love you guys. Don't try to make Anthony Edwards the face of the NBA."
"I've had a hard time focusing because he's wearing one of the coolest watches I've ever seen in person in my entire life."
"We need a fresh generation in our sport, big time."
"This is a wrap because the Knicks can't play fast and beat the Pacers."
"We're down 0-2, and we're taking 35-footers?"
Charles Barkley tried to get revenge on his Inside the NBA castmates in a hockey version of "Who He Skate For?" and the results were amazing.