Former University of Michigan "Fab Five" teammates Chris Webber and Jalen Rose will be part of TNT Sports' college basketball studio show during the 2025-26 season.

The integration of “Inside the NBA” into the ESPN ecosphere has gone “terrific” thus far with TNT Sports, which will continue to produce the show, notes Tim Corrigan, ESPN’s SVP/Sports Production.

We are now just days away from Inside the NBA making its highly anticipated debut on ESPN for the 2025-2026 NBA season. Throughout the entire offseason, ESPN has maintained committed to keeping the beloved NBA studio show as is.

ESPN has confirmed a 20-episode Inside the NBA schedule for the 2025–26 season, with Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O'Neal being relegated to their original roles.

Charles Barkley heard from the co-workers who don't appear on screen during TNT's "Inside the NBA" as its future was in flux over the past year ‒ about how they were worried about paying their mortgage or for their children's education if they were to ...