The NBA on TNT is ending because the NBA signed a new 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal starting with the 2025-26 season, which does not include TNT as a broadcast partner. Instead, the NBA games will be shown on ESPN, ABC, NBC, and Amazon Prime Video. As a result, TNT will no longer air NBA games starting next season, ending their 35-plus years of NBA coverage. However, the famous studio show "Inside the NBA," which has aired on TNT for decades with hosts like Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith, is not ending. The show will continue but move to ESPN and ABC, with TNT Sports continuing to produce it from their Atlanta studios under a licensing agreement. This transition marks the end of the NBA on TNT era but not the end of the beloved program or its hosts. The final NBA game on TNT aired during the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks.
