ESPN premiere of ‘Inside the NBA,’ er, ‘NBA Tip-Off’ starts with good-natured digs at the Worldwide Leader

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

NBC, not fans, was biggest winner of NBA's thrilling 2OT opener

The Oklahoma City Thunder received their rings. The new-look Houston Rockets were in town. The NBA was back on NBC. Cue the ...

Basketball Fans Torch ESPN And TNT’s NBA Coverage After Seeing The Broadcast That NBC Put On

The NBA returned to NBC's airwaves for the first time in 23 years on Tuesday night and made an immediate impression on basketball fans, who have ...

NBA returns to NBC, leaning into nostalgia, familiar voices and Michael Jordan: Review

Maybe it was the nostalgia kicking in, but Tuesday felt bigger than usual for the NBA as it returned to NBC for the first ...

What to expect when the rollicking ‘Inside the NBA’ TV show makes its ESPN debut

For years, ESPN's NBA studio shows couldn't match the alchemy of TNT's 'Inside the NBA.' So they went out and acquired it.