ESPN released the schedule for inside prior to the season starting, they aren’t going to on regular until after January iirc

In short, ESPN never had a plan for the show

This was the plan since the season started.

Amazon feel so much better. I hope they get more games

They’re probably going to have them do more games in 2026 once football season is over you’re gonna see more “marquee“ matchups on ESPN

Holy shit! I totally forgot about that show. Youtube hasn’t recommended a single clip this season and we’re ¹⁄₃ of the way there.

Inside the NBA has been an afterthought this season, because they simply don’t work as much anymore. ESPN doesn’t air their show as much as TNT did.

The analysis absolutely stunk and these guys barely watch the modern nba.

If anything I wish I saw less of them this year.

Honestly I haven’t missed them at all and I love the guys on Prime. Like, Chuck is funny but he has nothing good to say about the modern league and Shaq is just a natural born hater.

They basically haven’t worked this year. The plan was for them to start after football season, with a few exceptions.

Good. It should have died when Shaq joined and ruined it.

Not sure how they’re supposed to remain relevant when they only get put on the air over every 2 months.

Amazon and NBC have elevated NBA coverage and really highlighted how stale Inside has become

Even on YouTube I’m conflicted because I want to still follow them on YT, but I don’t want to subscribe to ESPN because I hate all the other bullshit they put out.

Irrelevant? How? I’m not gonna lie, inside the nba is more important to me than the nba itself

NBA on Prime is a lot better than what ESPN offers. Which is good because competition made the product grow

I like Inside but Inside buried themselves. In its heyday it was a breath of fresh air as a sports show that didn’t take itself incredibly seriously and knew its value as entertainment, very similar to College GameDay.

The show started to lose what made it special though, especially as the hosts spent less and less time engaging with the product and actively mocking it. ESPN hasn’t been able to put together a good NBA desk since the Simmons/Jalen/Magic era, and their show was just as critical and without the entertainment value, double dagger.

Adding NBC and Prime coverage has been a breath of fresh air. While it might not be as entertaining as Inside, the crews are great with great production teams and it feels like they actually care about the games, players, and the league in a way Inside and the ESPN show failed to do for years.

This long ass post literally means it’s not irrelevant

Inside The NBA is literally the top coverage for NBA basketball. 

That show is entertainment at it’s finest.

I like when Ernie said Draymond was at Steve Kerr house before his interview. Those guys are hilarious. 

Inside the NBA was not “destroyed” it just now has competition that is superior, and so it is losing.

Always was. Watching sports punditry is a huge waste of time. Just watch the game and think for yourself

They probably feel irrelevant because theyve only aired a few times this year mostly at the start of the season. Then for about a month theyve literally had no episodes, while Amazon prime show has had their own show blossom. Theyll probably feel more relevant from Feb(?) I think that’s when they start doing many games again. They have a sched

it’s an abbreviated schedule this season; pretty sure they’re gonna try to have more of them next year

They do like one show a month now 🤷‍♂️

Yup 

They’ve always been a playoff thing for me

ESPN mismanage talent say less.

Funniest thing in this thread is people thinking they’re free of Inside the NBA cause they haven’t seen anything about it, not realizing they’re talking about it the minute it came back from being on break.

What’s with all the trolls that keep posting stuff like this

Charles Barkley: they got me on ESPN saying muy bien gracias

ESPN didn’t broadcast a game for the last month I think Legler said? So they’ve been enjoying the holidays.

Disney/ESPN’s lack of a plan for them resulting in them not being on my TV has been the biggest blessing to the new media deal even if I hate having to stream games.

That show has been trash for years. Good riddance

It’s hardly aired tbf

They’ll be everywhere come the playoffs so think it’s a fair trade off of them doing ESPN’s playoff coverage vs them doing random games in early December

This sub will be full of Inside clips come the finals since they’re doing them this year

Yes it is

Idk what that is

See way more coverage from the prime team. Happy to see real basketball coverage rewarded over click bait

club520 filled the gap but still need the Uncs in our lives more

it’s never been “relevant.” it’s just a comedy show

Inside the NBA has been washed for a while now.

Since they’re not on TNT anymore I dont see clips of them on ig

Only because of espn. I would love some chuck right about now

I stopped watching any kind of pre shows on espn years ago. Would try to watch them on tnt. I guess they are now caught up in my boycott. Because now I forgot about them

What a sweet gig.

if they were on espn ….this show will never win any Emmy

it just doesnt feel the same

They haven’t been on air I don’t think since first week of season.

Today is only the second time I’ve seen them all season. I’ve been watching the other presentations the Amazon crew with Blake Griffin and Udonis Haslem and the other one with Carmelo and Vince Carter and crew.

Inside’s only been good for social media clips for like a decade anyway. I’m glad it’s back on NBC.

inside the nba is fading

sounds like espn has them working all day today lmao

Last time they were on air was a month ago. The schedule for the show is all over the place

I feel like I can’t even catch a game this year … since tnt lost nba and espn barely broadcasts game in normal espn … there holding nba games hostage behind espn + most of the time and I don’t have Amazon …

Shaq ruined the show. Its as simple as that.

really don’t need it. the amazon crew is so much better it’s not even close

So few appearances. Makes no sense.

If I remember right, before today, they were last on TV like November 12th. ESPN has no idea what they are doing with the show

I mean it’s because they literally haven’t. They’ve barely been on.

They’ve only been on like 2 times this year. That is the problem.

It should be just for select moments. I don’t need to hear them every week, plus they get bored and start talking nonsense if they have too much airtime.

Let them slowly fade into history, it’s fine

People are over narrative-based analysis

I think what’s really made them irrelevant is the competition. Prime and NBC are running laps around Disney when it comes to analysis and features. Seeing the same old tired modern bball bashing from people who have likely not watched the games isn’t gonna cut it any longer. 

Legler was on the Bill Simmons pod and pointed out that ESPN hasn’t had a game since Thanksgiving week. I was kinda shocked

Watch NBCs coverage. Carmelo Anthony Vince Carter and the other vets are super legit.

That’s a good thing

Shaq just had hip surgery too so it’s good to let him recover before he gets back on the air

They should be on peacock instead. Typical ESPN logic. Let’s get it just to have it, then have no clue what to do with it, and then wonder down the road why it didn’t work lol. 

Hell yeah it is. The NBA prime crew is so much better than them. I want more NBA games on prime to get more of that. Adam Silver did popup like earlier this month and said he loves them too. So I see that being a real possibility

Thank god. Inside the NBA is, and has always been, hot garbage (current cast anyways) Those clowns don’t even watch the games.

Interesting that this and other posts have emphasized that inside the nba wasn’t great analysis, but entertaining. I’m one who never found it entertaining. Saw no point in a show where one of the analysts repeatedly said he didn’t pay attention to most of the sport.

They should had stay cancelled. They have a funny segments here and there but they are honestly tiresome to listen to.

Major media company decides to use the sports most popular studio crew when most people actually care about the sport.

And nothing of value is missed.

I don’t really watch the anymore - there’s just so much bitterness in every one of their takes - they hate on the players and its just jealousy over money

They had their time

It’s a good thing imo they have become mostly irrelevant. I don’t like the effect they had on the discourse of basketball.

Hope so, Chuck and Shaq are old nostalgic and egocentric ex players, so annoying to watch and listen. I get that the funny moments were good but basketball wise it was insufferable.

Yeah because they are firmly washed. I love Ernie but he’s a little bit old, shaq and chuck have barber shop level analysis and don’t even watch the games, and their overall appeal just isn’t what it used to be. They used to be more energetic and lively with the content too, but I guess everyone just got old. The real pros are on other shows now

That show is terrible anyway. I don’t understand why people were upset when tnt lost the contract. They talk about the same thing and tell the same jokes every single show. I bet today they are going to push Shaq into the Christmas tree again for the 10th time

Inside the NBA is 3 geriatrics barely talking about the game. then somebody scrapes together 3 funny excepts from 2 hours and people act like it’s amazing

it’s not funny for being a funny show and it’s not good basketball analysis for basketball fans

Have not missed them at all

They were fucking trash for years.

Nothing of value was lost

Idk man who cares, I never understood the fascination with following people/media that covers the sport. Think the basketball is supposed to be the focal point of NBA coverage

Inside the NBA was already irrelevant, since their two big draws are godawful at analyzing basketball.

But hey, I’m sure once Chuck makes fun of fat chicks, r/nba will jizz itself trying to post the clip.

They were already on their way to irrelevance, only propped up by the horrible shows ESPN tried to produce. I mean, the show can be funny at times and insight every once in a while but it’s devolved into shit talking each other, shit talking the current players, and proving how little they watch the NBA outside of the games they cover.

Yes, the Amazon team is wayyy better. Need a UD and DWade mini show within each show too.

As it should be. That show jumped the shark like a decade ago. Or at least whenever they added Shaq.

And NBA viewership is way up this year. Almost like it’s kinda related

Inside the NBA is fucking trash and actively bad for basketball. I hope it ends soon

Yes and it’s good . If you want entertainment that hates on basketball or has no love for the sport go elsewhere ,I’m sorry. All they did is hate , whine and cry about the modern nba and players - they were bitter old men who desoite the sport giving them everything had no intention to promote the sport and were actively resentful of the current players and spurts success.

Seriously fuck them, nothing but toxic boomers/old men yelling at crowds . I’m 34, it’s embarrassing to see how they act at their age, I wish they’d fuvk off but all they care for is money Charles n shaq had said as much . There’s a reason all the players are done with them but only dumbass fan’s thinking mocking guys having career ruining injuries is funny and hating . They along with espn has dramatically downgraded sports talk.

they have not been relevant for over 10 years unless you care about BS fake “awards” like MVP, DPOY and all nba teams