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NBC will take over the NBA broadcasting rights from TNT. As such, the crew of the famous Inside the NBA on TNT show will dissolve.

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With the current NBA media rights deal coming to an end, the basketball broadcasting landscape seems likely to undergo a huge shift.

A tremendous doubt has been cast on TNT's ability to retain the league's broadcasting rights recently, with The Athletic's Andrew Marchand revealing last week that TNT's parent company Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has said they don't need the NBA.

It seems that TNT has already lost the race to broadcast the NBA. According to The Ringer's Bill Simmons, NBC will take over from TNT once the new media rights deal is signed.

Simmons announced on the latest episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, claiming the deal is already done and the league is just waiting to announce it.

Amazon Prime has already been reported to join the group of broadcasters, receiving the Play-In Tournament and the In-Season Cup as part of the deal.

With TNT losing the battle, the crew of the famous Inside the NBA on TNT - Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Ernie Johnson - are sure to be out of the TV screens starting with the 2025-26 season.

TNT has been the host of the NBA Finals for multiple years and a staple in NBA broadcasting.

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