Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal and Ernie Johnson premiered on ESPN ahead of a doubleheader Wednesday with laughs, jabs and basketball analysis.

Johnson Jr. is the widely respected, six-time Sports Emmy Award-winning host and anchor of Inside the NBA. Beyond the NBA, he is the lead host for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament coverage on CBS/Turner and has covered numerous other major sporting events, including the MLB, NFL, and the Olympics.

Dating back to when the agreement for ESPN to lease Inside the NBA from TNT Sports was first announced nearly a year ago, the Worldwide Leader would tell anyone who would listen that the beloved studio show would remain untouched.

Now that the analysts at the beloved "Inside the NBA" program are syndicated at ESPN, their schedule will look very different with the new TV deal.

Charles Barkley doesn’t plan on sticking around TV much longer. Inside the NBA on TNT has officially come to an end, and the show will is moving to ESPN for the new season, which started

Here is everything you need to know about "Inside the NBA," including how to watch the show during the 2025-26 season.