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Ernie Johnson announces this will be his final season of Inside the NBA

Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:39 pm
Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:39 pm

Chuck probably not going to be lying about walking away this time.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:41 pm to
ESPN paid all that money for Inside the NBA, nerfed it, and now everyone is going to quit



They could frick up a wet dream at the world wide leader
Posted by Bunk Moreland
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:42 pm to
I was just thinking that. This is the start of the second year there, right?
Posted by tiggah1981
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:43 pm to
the commercial with him singing DMXs "yall going to make me lose my mind up in here" totally makes sense now
Posted by LSUlefty
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:44 pm to
Dat commercial though. Lol
Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:45 pm to
They fricked up the scheduling but I don't think it was ever gonna be a longterm solution. Basically just a bandaid so they have a few years between the 17th different version of NBA Countdown.
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:49 pm to
They didn't nerf it.
Posted by wildtigercat93
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:51 pm to
Now Charles, it seems to me that you're hating on Riley because he stacks paper to the ceiling and rides on 24-inch chrome
Posted by lsutigersFTW
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:51 pm to
Everybody gonna be bailing like rats off the Titanic and Kenny Smith with nothing else to do is just gonna be sitting alone in the dark empty studio in a folding chair calling out - where is everybody?
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:55 pm to
No way it was gonna last
It had an awesome run
Posted by SEC Doctor
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:56 pm to
He's 70 years old, no need to blame anyone for him wanting to spend some time in retirement. He's an all-timer and one of my favorites, will be missed on air.
Posted by Black n Gold
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:57 pm to
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ESPN paid all that money for Inside the NBA, nerfed it, and now everyone is going to quit


As much as a dislike ESPN, this was probably by design.
Posted by RummelTiger
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:59 pm to
One of the greatest humans on this planet right there.

Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:03 pm to
Also Shaq admitted it was because Riley stacked more paper and got more hoes than him.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:03 pm to
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As much as a dislike ESPN, this was probably by design.


You don’t bring the show over for 2 seasons of Ernie Johnson which means Barkley is gone too.

Maybe this happens anyway, we’ll never know, but Ernie isn’t even retiring and explicitly said he’ll keep working for TNT. He just didn’t doing the only thing that is on espn that he’s been doing. Which, to be fair, is the biggest time commitment, but this doesn’t smell right
Posted by Kato
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:03 pm to
Everything ESPN touches turns to shite…SEC included
Posted by Marlboro Smooth
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:06 pm to
ESPN will replace them with women

Bet
Posted by TooFyeToFly
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:06 pm to
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Now Charles, it seems to me that you're hating on Riley because he stacks paper to the ceiling and rides on 24-inch chrome


A truly classic Boondocks line
Posted by saintsfan22
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Member since May 2006
81830 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:07 pm to
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but Ernie isn’t even retiring and explicitly said he’ll keep working for TNT.

On the NCAA tournament, which is probably a month of prepping and a week and a half of actual tv work.
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but this doesn’t smell right

Ehh it's a 70 yr old retiring.
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:14 pm to
Ernie retiring to the beach in Galveston
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