ESPN President confirms the plans for Charles Barkley in the NBA next season

Already in November it was announced that TNTS of the In the NBA is licensed for the 2025-26 season and beyond ESPN and ABC. Since then, however, ESPN has not confirmed whether the In the NBA The crew would reunite in the new network, especially in relation to Charles Barkley, who makes TNT's transition to ESPN.

Barkley spoke about his frustration about how the media business was treated. He claims that he had learned from the media from the media to ESPN, not even from TNT directly. Already in December Barkley admitted that he kept his options open and was not yet tied to ESPN.

But it sounds like holding together the crew from Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith. ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro spoke along Front -Office -Sport Recently and announced that he heard that the crew stayed as far as it stays together.

“I haven't heard false notes. My understanding is that we hold the band together,” said Pitaro.

These are definitely exciting news for fans of the popular NBA show. Now all we have to do is wait for your intentions to join ESPN in autumn.

The NBA reporting for the 2025-26 season will generally look different, since the league has signed a new media contract for the NBA, which is to be hosted in ESPN/ABC, Amazon Prime Video and NBC/Peacock.

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