On Charles Barkley’s statement. Is Inside the NBA over for good?
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I hate live sports being moved to all these streaming services, it sucks.
Why
@@NoSpinster0909don’t u dare ask somebody to make an argument on this platform, Sir!! 😂😂😂
Exactly
Because we are losing the best NBA show of all time
@@NoSpinster0909you will also be saying “why” when TH-cam starts charging you per hour 4 years from now
I’m getting tired of these streaming services. They’re messing up sports.
Oh they just gettin warmed up
@@lonniedalton7505how you know?
But the players want their payrises? That where the raise comes from
Going to be a lot more illegal streaming going on
I only listen to Stephen A when it's free for me on TH-cam
Same here. With the way things are going watch how yt gets greedy in 5 years and make ppl pay for free content.
@@bigthizz2039 if u dont pay, u the product - Internet 101
You're paying with your eyes and ears....
@@itsruffoutchea6636 they won't because ad revenue is far to valuable for them. If they lose viewing numbers then that affects ad money.
TH-cam TV has ESPN but their prices have really gone up! I see both sides. TH-cam could possibly have us pay for FREE content and I agree that the ads do produce revenue! Lastly, DO NOT PUT ANYTHING PAST THESE GREEDY corporate types! They will throw the little man under the bus in a hot 🥵 minute! Great comments! 👏👏👍🏽👍🏽😎😎❤️❤️
People don’t want ESPNs horrible coverage with their horrible panels.
Yeah, ESPN NBA coverage is not the greatest that's for sure. People was destroying their NBA Finals coverage, especially their halftime show. It's just not good.
Well big bank takes little bank sir sorry 😂😂😂
@@jamilbellebig ratings take little ratings and nobody will watch NBA countdown with those 4 clowns on there
Don’t know why the NBA keeps ESPN this past finals was atrocious
And I hope D- wade won't be doing games on NBC after listening to him on NBC's Olympics coverage constantly refer to KD's pronouns. Nobody want to hear that BS
Whoever takes over has enormous
shoes to fill. Nobody covers sports
like the Inside the NBA crew
They are second to none.
Amazon is trying to buy all of them for there coverage
@@werlstv spread across ESPN/ABC & NBC/Peacock & Amazon Prime 11years 76 Billon
@@blizmo2 I know I mean the TNT crew they are trying to get Charles, Shaq, Kenny and possibly Ernie I should have worded that better.
As far as basketball I agree but the goat of sports shows is Fox sunday kickoff and views for that argument don’t lie
@@melvindoo643 Strahan Howie & Jimmy better than inside the NBA? LOL their show may be informative but it's not entertaining
The show itself is over.. but hopefully there may be a podcast down the line for the crew
All the inside the nba do is shit on the current game lbh. They promote that the game isn't as good as the past which even if true doesn't push the growth of the league. I swear NBA the only league where people say "back then it is way better" even their pregame and postgame shows.
@@user-gc1wj8tt2pbut are they wrong? the NBA sucks compared to back then. it’s ratings have been diving since the retirement of Kobe Bryant
@@GoatedAtNFS Actually ratings was peak on the 2nd cavs warriors series so you're wrong. Second they are promoting their show not the NBA, all they do is shit on the game, regardless if they are right or wrong if you're silver you like that? Inside the NBA gets THEIR ratings but overall it's bad for the game and you know it.
@@user-gc1wj8tt2pthat’s fine. Your opinion. You know ppl love the show.
We have to push them as whole for them to do a podcast
to be fair TNT been dropping the ball since WCW
Inside the nba is the best thing of the season outside of the game and at times better then the game itself nba did not think this thru
All the inside the nba do is shit on the current game lbh. They promote that the game isn't as good as the past which even if true doesn't push the growth of the league.
Stephen A you missed a few key points. That TNT crew really seems to be a family, which is something that no one has ever said about ESPN’s coverage.
From underdog to the rest of the guys, we’ve gotten a chance to meet members of the crew via screen time. ESPN’s coverage has never and will never replicate TNT’s nor will NBC’s future coverage, which will probably be better than ESPN, but will have to still rely on being more “corporate.” ITB felt like a late night show. Opportunities may exist for the crew elsewhere, but that doesn’t mean the chemistry will follow… in fact, those guys are more likely to be swallowed up by the pre-existing cultures of the other networks.
Secondly, I’d assume the crew of ITB were local… ESPN’s coverage is based out of NY and LA and NBC’s used to be from NY… so now we’re talking about uprooting families. This isn’t about money, it’s about what they built, whom they built it with, and everything that comes with it being dismantled. Don’t get this twisted with straight business, Stephen A.
My mom always taught me, “All Good Things Come To An End.”
All the sports league are getting in bed with streaming services… look at the NFL
And before that they got in bed with the television networks…
Facts… this was bound to happen because we can be out and still consume sports on our mobile devices… just good business at the end of the day.
@@thetarheel2010j Thursday nights on Prime was awful stream kept cutting off and now there gonna have the NBA smh
Major League Soccer as well, with Apple TV. And also, the National Hockey League. For the NHL, they put games that are out of its team's respective local markets on ESPN+.
For example. The New York Rangers & New York Islanders. Aside from National Broadcasts, their games are on TV only for the New York market area. For everyone outside of that (ex. San Francisco Bay Area) they're only streamed on ESPN+.
And even then, some games are *exclusively* streamed on ESPN+. Even for the team's local market. It's maddening.
I only watch it cuz of them. Most of these regular season games aren’t competitive or worth watching.
you only watch a basketball game for the mid game show😂that’s sad
@@alfieb6711 it’s watered down. How old are you? I grew up watching and playing a different type of basketball that’s why I can speak on it.
@@alfieb6711 bro NOBODY is watching NBA games anymore. clips and highlights are the only forms of NBA media with more views than 10 years ago. People HATE the NBA
Watching the games for just them is kinda sad lol.
The truth of the matter is that they want everybody paying to watch all shows for future showings PERIOD. I f you don't have cable tv, you will be paying to watch any and everything. It's always about making money.
I have cable and I’m shelling out damn near $300 a month and I’m going to still have to pay extra to watch my packers first game of the season because it’s on peacock. It’s highway robbery!
@@cic6002 Yes, yes, and then some. For the same shows we've been watching forever and still charging to watch movies from decades ago. Robbery at its finest
Facts
Don’t forget when they show movies in theaters and they write To be Continued at the very end. I mean I am watching a movie that I payed a ticket for not a television show on cable.
You hit the nail on the head 🫡
i refuse to pay to streaming services. TH-cam and free movies sites. fight the fight. Its the rich vs us. Lets stand up and stop this unchecked greed making life miserable for everyone.
old man shakes fist at cloud
Stephan A thanks for keeping it real even if you disagree with your friends
The NBA wanted Amazon.. bigger platform and Linear TV is dying .. this was a good business move by the NBA but i understand Barkley's Frustration
tnt should have offered more money in the beginning of the deal making process
Facts
I don't even watch basketball. But I love watching the TH-cam clips of Ernie, Kenny, Shaq, and Chuck. I hope they end up doing something else together.
🙏🏽 I’m a combat veteran that retired at 39! Now a business man. I have followed SAS since I990 bc I’m originally from Philly & he was my guy at our local newspaper. I’m just a man who you helped while in 5 combat tours! The local paper is was mailed to me & I requested bc of you: and I still have articles to this day that I cut out! Sir I respectfully don’t know who you are now! I understand that progression & money changes things. But I have lost my respect for you. I’m nobody so I guess it will never matter! 🙏🏽
@kenjenferguson3621 From one Vet to another I applaud you 👏
He’s who he always has been. You just never understood him because you take everything he says at face value.
tell me you are lying without telling me you are lying. dude you, you are 8 or 9 in 1990. and no social media just tv shows.😂
Unfortunately SA only sees things in business terms. Great for his own personal success, but disconnects him from the people who truly loves sports and what it represented when we were younger.
I too have lost the last little consideration of respect for this male. They matched the offer as TNT's contract provided them. I agree with Charles, the NBA is letting down its fans & sucking up to Amazon.
so Paul George gets lowballed and then the Clippers match the offer and everyone backs PG still, but when TNT lowball and then match everyone wants to back them for it😂😂😂again double standard
Not gonna lie…I agree with Charles Barkley as well as Stephen A. I think TNT knew this all along but never prioritized them, which is sad bcuz their chemistry is unmatched. And we all know NBA shows as NBA on TNT. But then again, it’s about business. And the NBA would be dumb NOT to sign with Amazon…it’s only going to expand their brand. Plus get millions. So why not.
Stephen A is being weirdly defensive here. Charles is 100% correct, NBA just wanted Amazon no matter what.
I used to work in corporate America. Early in my career I learned deals are made long before the general public finds out. Having said that, you’re exactly 💯correct
WBD dropped the ball. They really didn't want the NBA
@@mikekillagreen9432It’s not that they didn’t want it. They played cocky & got found out. TNT is one of the most expensive channels to carry ($3 per subscriber). That drops to $1.50 or even $1 with no NBA. It’ll be devastating to their business hence why they’re trying to sue. Stephen A. is right.
Can you blame them? Their streaming platform has a wider reach than WBD's.
@@Goat1229like AOL Time-Warner in 2001, being determined to sell World Champion Wrestling (WCW) to World Wrestling Federation owner Vince McMahon, no matter what.
This is karma. AOL Time-Warner was beyond ready to move on from WCW in 2001, and now in 2024, the NBA is beyond ready to move on from Warner Brothers Discovery lol.
As a fan, this may be my last season also. They NBA is going downhill, the All star weekend has been trash, All the teams just shoot 3's, the refs are terrible, they got rid of Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson and now Inside the NBA. What made me upset years ago was the move from NBC to ABC.
At least we get the nbc theme song back it was a classic back late 80"s early 90's.
Yep, NBC has already been playing round ball Rock during the Olympics and NBC just aired the commercial for the return of the NBA on NBC with the music.
Should have kept it with TNT and NBC
@@werlstv yeah I agree with that, that's how it was back in the 90s and early 2000s with the NBA being on NBC and TNT / TBS. I wish that was the case with this new deal and I'm glad that NBC got the NBA back, but they just have to continue to be on ESPN / ABC smh. I truly can't stand ESPN NBA coverage to be honest.
You probably prefer Superman with his briefs on the outside of his clothes too 🙄
SAS next video: Do I want them in First Take? He'll no I don't that's my show!!
You notice the pattern as well I see.
How you going say you disagree with someone and then say I don't have all the details. Make it make sense Stephen A.
He said two important things: First, he said Chuck called out WBD for not prioritizing a new deal. Second, he's calling out the NBA for apparently wanting to break up with them from them. Now make that make sense.🤦 Clearly Barkley didn't put too much thought into this.
The fellas are the best thing about the NBA. Without that exact crew, I am definitely done watching anything NBA related after next season.
Agreed 100%
Don’t be so dramatic, sweetie !
You clearly don’t love the game of basketball then!
Cap
@@transformer2093 False. I loved the game until Silver, a PED-fueled megalomaniac, and the like, completely ruined the game. I loved it when players took pride in playing and played for the love of the game.
Stephen A dogged Skip and now he’s destroying Barkley and his misfortune. And he just texted me: He doesn’t want Barkley hired at first take.
NBA viewership will lose a lot of viewers without TNT. ESPN show is AWFUL and Amazon will probably be just as bad
5 Minutes later, Charles on Amazon Prime Video. 🤣🤣
For 30 million a year
@@bigphilliestyle4247 Yes, Charles can be bought and paid for. 😂
Maybe he’ll make a few appearances here and there but not full-time.
Lmao
Last year I haven't watched a single game, only NBA on TNT coverage, this will also be a last season for me as a NBA fan.
Everybody want to get the most money available for what they do. Charles included. And all of the people associated with their TNT show knew their deal was expiring and there was a strong possibility they might not continue past next season. And the words and actions of TNT management only DECREASED the likelihood they would stay connected to the NBA.
Zaslov said that they didn't need the NBA, so the NBA went elsewhere. He waited to see what the bid for the NBA rights was instead of just making the initial offer and not letting it get to an open bid situation. Thats on Zaslov, not the league.
Exactly. Wbd had a entire exclusive window to negotiate a new media rights deal, but they left out of it without one. They was playing Hardball along with the wbd CEO saying that they didn't need the NBA and it backfired, now they are on desperation mode trying to keep NBA games on tnt. They are doing all of this just to get Amazon C package of NBA games since NBC will be getting the B package and wbd is in a lot of debt. I read that wbd had to get a loan credit just to have the money to match Amazon.
I'll be paying attention to TNT's lawsuit that they filed against the NBA. The team of Shaq, Ernie, Kenny, and Chuck is irreplaceable.
Watching games on tnt was legit the most enjoyable place to watch a game with these guys doing the pre halftime and post game shows as well as overall better presentation of the games
This is simply show you how Charles Barkley care about the average person who makes a decent living. He knows how hard to live without a job to support your family. Utmost respect to you sir Charles
TNT dropped the ball. They even had a head start at the negotiating table. They wanted to play around instead of finishing the opponents. Amazon got the steal and scored the game winner.
Stephan A is a yes man that will do or say absolutely anything to keep his masters in good graces
This is karma from what AOL-Time Warner did to World Champion Wrestling (WCW) in 2001.
Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) loosing the National Basketball Association (NBA) will ultimately hurt the network. WBD may taking the NBA to court, with WBD recently matching the amount Amazon is willing pay, despite the NBA still wanting to move forward with Amazon.
A strange as it is, this is similar to what happened in 2001, after Ted Turner merged his Tuner Sports with AOL Time-Warner (Ted Turner later regretted the merger), which AOL Time-Warner essentially ran Ted Turner out of his own company, and sold World Championship Wrestling to World Wrestling Federation owner Vince McMahon, despite other offers from WCW executive Eric Bischoff.
Fast forward to 2024, is the NBA is truly gone from WBD, WBD can focus on Shahid & Tony Khan's All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
I really hate this, but this is at least good news for Tony Khan and AEW, because Turner is really going to need live programming outside of the NHL now.
Charles Barkley a Beast one of the best ever to play basketball.
Inside the nba is the main thing keeping the NBA where it is. The majority of the public have been turned off on the direction the game has been going the past 8-10 yrs.
We are truly living in bizarre times, losing one of the best shows in my time (TNT NBA) to elevate the worst of my time (NBA - ABC/ESPN)...exchanged REAL for REAL WOKE!
Clearly Charles Barkley has not been paying attention to what professional sports owners have been doing the last 40 years. Professional sports owners are owning teams to make a PROFIT not to do what is fair. There are plenty of examples of professional sports owners and commissioners putting money over fans.
Of course Stephen A gonna have a company man hot take
Lol😅
best video he has made in a while
SAS is low key happy about this because he thinks that now he’ll be able to take their place with the ESPN NBA crew.
He's not happy. The point went over your head
Valid points if Chuck was talking about himself, Ernie and Chuck missing out on money he’s talking about the people that work in their studio being let go because of TNT’s incompetence and he’s just lashing out. That’s all. I’m pretty sure he actually cares about his staff. that’s what he’s talking about. He’s not talking about himself either way Charles Ernie Chuck and Shaq will be perfectly fine financially with or without the inside of the NBA after next year I think they’ll be fine. It’s everybody that’s worked on that show 20+ years that’s gonna be out of job all of a sudden next year potentially
WBD CEO said we don't need the NBA. He meant it. Matching at the last-minute is nasty work. That was for show.
Y'all really hate SA when he really does nothing but keep it simple and truthful
I don’t mind the NBA on a streaming service lol. I got basically all of them cause screw cable TV. That shit is dead and been dead.
I’ll miss Inside the NBA though. There will never be another crew like them.
Stephen A. isn’t lying. I hate it, but he’s telling the truth.
Charles is absolutely right. Look at MLB: I live in Oregon and all the baseball games here are on streaming/premium channels. Even the Mariners. It does suck.
NBA is a business, not a sport. It's a tv show that showcases a sport, it's not a sport that is broadcast on TV. NFL too. When ppl understand this they'll stop whining so much about business decisions that they think or sports decisions
Great point sas i didnt kno they pocketed that much money the same year..its like companies complaining about goin up on minimum wage but still getting rich asf after they go up..obviously its not really hurting u
Why would you mention something and don't have enough information/facts on the story?
My favorite Inside The NBA moment was the Rockets/Clippers locker room brawl that led to “police presence”😂
I have to admit the team of Stephen A, Charles and Shaq sounds like a great NBA show. Hopefully ESPN/Disney thinks the same.
I can’t imagine watching Tuesday and Friday night NBA without TNT smh
Amazon is global, that's good for everyone😛
People always say nothing last forever
I am sure that the Inside The NBA crew had that Vin Diesel “Family” energy.
Life goes on. Heard Ernie not leaving Tnt. So it is over.
At the end of the day, 24 years is a very good run. Nothing lasts forever. He who has the gold makes the rules. Plain and simple.
Please bring back NBA on NBC
The NBA on NBC will be returning in 2025. NBC already got a commercial about the return of the NBA on NBC.
The idea that the NBA should determine who gets broadcast rights to NBA games based on one show (no matter how much we love it) is lunacy.
Ps im not paying streaming services to watch the NBA they play a million games I will catch my team at some point
All good things must come to an end 🏀 🥲
Barkley cares about the fans? Serious question. I thought he just wanted to remain relevant by being on a highly regarded show.
Charles Barkley is the truth.
The only reason I watch the NBA is because inside the NBA. My dude’s Ernie, Kenny, Chuck and Shaq is how I get my information. I mean, I didn’t even know who Jokic was, now he’s my favorite player.
The NBA is my favorite league but I’ll be watching a lot less hoops.
I bet if Charmed was about to move to Disney plus for live reruns TNT will spend they last dollar to make sure TNT fans wake up 5am to some good ol reruns since 2003.
Barkley's point was that these streaming services have become so powerful, they can do whatever they want when they unite and put big money on the table.
Wasn’t expecting anything else than Stephen A’s sellout self. Them dudes making Stephen A earn his $25 Million a year. Lmao. Stephen A is the poster boy for selling out the community and backing up the suits.
I don’t have cable, but I do have Amazon prime. And Barkley is the one who isn’t willing to leave TNT. I’m sure Amazon would love to bring Inside the NBA, if Barkley didn’t decline to move.
So, if the NBA chose to sign with Amazon instead of TNT it means they don't care about the fans? I don't follow that logic here, Chuck.
This is a loss for all fans, ESPN coverage and Streaming are changing our ability to enjoy sports.
Honestly they fuckin deserve it. None of those guys actually cared about the game. They talk about the team/players with the most rings and disregard everything else. Shaq doesn’t even know any of the players names…
Another reason why cable tv is dying. All the good shows/movies/live sport events are on streaming platforms
When Stephen sources tell him. You know he ain’t lying 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Chuck & Skip as a Show #BOOKIT‼️
Cracked out
Hell no!👎
He hates Skip
@@jgard1168 #peace
jgard1168: 2 | cracked out: 5
#sidebar hey almost a 3:1 dubb #nahbutIgetittho😂
The end of cable television
Getting tired of this dude talkn on other ppls money. It’s the way he be saying ish, dude can’t hide how jealous he is on other ppl success. Dude already robben espn for millions and he wants more?! Reason Barkley is pissed is cus they know they cover the nba better than anyone on tv yet they have ppl like SA covering the finals
I’m sure Barkley is pissed. He could have signed BIG 💰💰with LIV Golf a year or so ago, but re signed with TNT via WB. Won’t be surprised if Barkley is mutually shown the door before the season is over
NBC vs TNT vs ESPN
The times change, we are rolling into the new era
NBA should of kept TNT over ESPN….their coverage is way better than ESPN. Let’s see Stephen A have this same energy if ESPN was the one being outed. (But of course we know Disney would never let that happen.)
Can u not give Dan Patrick for his journalism? U and Charles so close why don't he tell u this? Vs a dude he knows who covers sports correctly? Something to think about SAS.
Don't bring g up Kap cause you SAS was on the front line of getting him out the NFL
All good things must come to an end. Inside the nba had a great run. No other basketball show will ever top them. They should just leave it alone, don’t try to make a podcast.
I get the feeling David Zaslav is intentionally lowering WBD’s market value and share value to get more people to buy in or so Sinclair Media can buy them.
Awful leadership
I'm pretty sure NBA player choose money over fans with free agency.
How does the NBA have the best fans of all sports ? I think European football ( soccer ) many times has way better fans. NBA fans many times are bandwagon, attendance is not even that high and unlike NBA fans who get entertained by the half time show, organ players in the stadium and t-shirts being shot towards the crowd european football fans dont need any of that.. they are the ones creating the atmosphere.
Choose money over the fans? It’s always about money 😢
if u don't know all the situation how the hell u know Charles weren't telling the truth . Stephen A b 4 u open yo mouth make sure u know all the situation first .
Exactly! 😂😂😂
Well my Dad always said good things don't last forever 🤷
Keeep same energy when nba countdown get dropped
When you have to stream 3 and 4 streaming to watch 1 sport I am not trying to buy all these streams .
I'll just get the the Highlights on CBS Jim Hill on sports center channel 9 LA
But yet u pay triple of what u would pay for just streaming tho
Let’s be honest Barkley’s comments are more about him not being apart of the mainstream media anymore than it is anything to do with “fans” lol I’m not feeling bad for a dude making millions to talk basketball twice a week
This!!!
Especially when the Bih Keep on Turning down being in a NBA video Game for the fans because of Money 😂