Charles Barkley on ‘Inside the NBA’ licensing deal: ‘TNT just sucks’
"They made this deal. They haven't told us when we're going to work. They haven't told us how it's going to work."
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Kendrick Perkins shares ‘one of the few times that I get pissed off at Shaq’ as Celtics teammate
"I'm like, 'Man, sit your big ass down, man...'"
Charles Barkley still has no idea what ‘Inside the NBA’ will look like on ESPN: ‘A little disconcerting’
"We have no parameters of what the show's going to be."
First ‘Inside the NBA’ on ESPN set for 30-minute window, per report
After opening week, the show will not appear again until Christmas Day.
Charles Barkley concerned ESPN time constraints will impact ‘Inside the NBA’
"Are they gonna say we gotta go to the SportsCenter?"
Charles Barkley slams TNT’s lack of communication on NBA rights: ‘Our bosses did a sh*tty job’
"They did an awful job of keeping us abreast."
Kendrick Perkins fires back at Shaquille O’Neal over Rudy Gobert criticism
"I've never ever, ever, ever f*cking counted somebody else's pockets, or tell the world what another player or these players shouldn't be getting."
Shaquille O’Neal really wants you to know he ‘f*cking hates’ Rudy Gobert
Shaq will be wearing a dress to Gobert's eventual Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Stephen A. Smith looking forward to working fewer NBA assignments for ESPN next year
"I’ve been covering the NBA for 30 years, so I’m going to get somewhat of a reprieve to some degree..."
Charles Barkley ‘concerned’ about move to ESPN: ‘We just don’t know’
"I wish I could give you a definite answer, but we made the move, and we’re gonna see."
Adam Silver: ESPN ‘always about more hardcore basketball’ than TNT
"I’m not sure whether...there will be a different expectation from ESPN and ABC fans or watchers than maybe what people are seeing late at night on TNT."
ESPN’s NBA halftime show devolves into shouting match during Game 2
"That was a halftime show, and people said things, often at the same time other people were saying things."
Shaquille O’Neal shoots down concerns ESPN will ruin ‘Inside the NBA’
Shaq says ESPN won’t change what makes Inside the NBA special.
Shaquille O’Neal admits he was initially ‘terrible’ on ‘Inside the NBA’: ‘I wanted to be Bryant Gumbel’
"I was nervous and I was terrible because I wanted to be Bryant Gumbel"
Shaquille O’Neal ‘concerned’ about ESPN leaving Charles Barkley alone
"Can Charles talk about fat women in San Antonio?"
Pat McAfee proves ‘Inside the NBA’ on ESPN will be just fine
The Top 10 funniest moments in ‘Inside the NBA’ history
Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal will work NBA Finals for NBA TV
Last year, Barkley caused an uproar on NBA TV by unexpectedly announcing his retirement.
Kendrick Perkins squashes beef with Charles Barkley: ‘I just think this is stupid’
"Me and the great Charles Barkley have no beef no more."
TNT Sports issues statement on end of NBA broadcasting relationship: ‘It has been a privilege’
"We wish the league much success in the years to come and we look forward to continuing to produce Inside the NBA."
ESPN reportedly planning ‘extensive’ postgame edition of ‘Inside the NBA’
"ESPN’s goal is to let the post-game segment run as long as it does now on TNT," according to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports.
Charles Barkley: Pilot for new TNT NBA show was ‘stupidest sh*t I’ve ever seen’
"I'll give TNT credit, the did say it was an awful pilot."
The NBA on TNT was way more than ‘Inside the NBA’
Bill Simmons says ESPN will f*ck up ‘Inside the NBA’ unless they make huge change
"Whoever is running ESPN has not cared for this entire century about this."
Ernie Johnson offers emotional NBA on TNT sign-off
"Gratitude is the operative word for me."