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Prominent NBA figures suggest that 'Inside the NBA' may be nearing its end after a disappointing first season on ESPN. Despite a more active postseason schedule, persistent issues have led to concerns about the show's future.
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After a regular season where Inside the NBAwas on the ESPN airwaves sporadically, the postseason has finally brought more consistency from EJ, Kenny, Shaq, and Charles. But some of the issues that plagued the beloved show throughout its first season on ESPN still persist.
Inside the NBAonly made a handful of appearances throughout the 2025-2026 NBA regular season in its first year being a licensed product on ESPN. Although we knew the schedule well ahead of time, it was still a shock to the system to see one of the greatest studio shows in sports history take so many prolonged absences. With a much more active schedule throughout the postseason, there were hopes that the show would return to its cultural zenith.
However, that has proven to not necessarily be the case, at least according to one of the authorities on NBA Twitter.
Rob âWorld Wide Wobâ Perez is one of the most followed and most influential voices on NBA Twitter. And one of his major issues with Inside the NBAthis season has been the limited run times for the show, especially when it has aired on ABC and run into strict airtime limits up against local broadcast affiliates.
After playoff coverage on ESPN on Wednesday, Perez called attention to one of the showâs trademark segments, âEJâs Neat-o Stat of the Nightâ as falling short of what it was in the past.
âThat NeatO segment was so bad, EJ had to apologize for it before signing off. As a longtime lover of this show, I am begging them to kill it after this season. The brandâs legacy is getting tarnished with every episode. Rocky V levels of âwho signed off on this?â From the lack of creative segments/guests, to losing longtime producers, to the shortened shows on ABC, to these guys not paying attention anymore, to the erratic scheduling and varying channels⊠long live the po-lice presence days, but itâs over,â Perez wrote on social media.
'Inside the NBA' is viewed as 'over' due to its inconsistent appearances and ongoing issues during its first season on ESPN.
The show faced prolonged absences and a lack of consistency in its schedule, which disappointed fans and analysts alike.
The postseason has brought a more active schedule for 'Inside the NBA', but it has not resolved the underlying issues that have affected its popularity.

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There have been some highlights this postseason from Inside the NBA, like the recent McDonaldâs segment that went off the rails. But itâs not an isolated opinion that Insideisnât the force that it once was. For instance, today represents the two year anniversary of Charles Barkleyâs famous rant about Galveston, Texas. And even that was an opportunity for influencers to voice their opinion that the show wasnât what it once was.
If thereâs one thing working in the favor of Inside the NBAthis season itâs that the show will air on ESPN and ABC all the way through the NBA Finals. That likely means the biggest audiences that the program has ever had in its illustrious history. Hopefully ESPN will give them the time and space to do what they do best, which often has nothing to do with basketball whatsoever. Because none of us want to see Inside the NBAgo out with a whimper.
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