As the cherished TNT program Inside The NBA draws closer to the conclusion of its illustrious run, basketball fans are in sorrow. At the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson are anticipated to part ways when the NBA permanently departs the network in search of better opportunities. Fans aren’t the only ones unhappy about the show ending; commentators and former players are also not happy.
Kevin Garnett, a Hall of Famer, is one of the millions of people urging the band to continue performing. On Instagram, he posted Stephen A. Smith’s impassioned plea with the following caption:
“Say it again dammit!“
KG echoes SAS’s sentiment pic.twitter.com/ejDOu7lSmS
— tragicpatek (@tragicpatek) May 30, 2024
In the video, Smith fervently pleaded with networks to sign Barkley, O’Neal, and Smith once they depart TNT in 2025. He declared,
“I don’t know everything in life, but I know television. And I know that I don’t give a damn what network you are. If you have an opportunity to have Charles Barkley Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith together, you do not break that up.”
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Smith continued by saying that signing the “Inside” team is in the network’s best interests since without them, the NBA experience wouldn’t be the same. He continued to refer to the group as “all three” since he thought Ernie Johnson would eventually retire anyhow. Although millions of people hope that Garnett and Smith will remain a vital component of NBA TV coverage, it’s unlikely that they will collaborate past the upcoming season.
