Charles Barkley roasts TNT after saying he was blindsided by ESPN 'Inside the NBA' move

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In the realm of sports media, it came as a surprise news broke that TNT’s famous basketball pre- and post-game show "Inside the NBA" would be moving to ESPN. 

One of its stars was just as shocked as the rest of us after finding out when everyone else did. 

Charles Barkley, who stars on "Inside the NBA" alongside Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny "The Jet" Smith, recently said that there was no word from Warner Bros’ Discovery’s Turner Sports about the move before he learned when the news broke.

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Charles Barkley autographs during the In-Season Tournament game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Lakers on December 7, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (NBA Photos/NBAE via Getty Images)

"I’ll tell you what’s fun," Barkley said on "The Bettor Angle" show on BetQL network. "They haven’t even told us we lost the NBA.

"We have to hear it through the media. And even this thins with ABC/ESPN, I heard about it on the internet. Scott Van Pelt, Brian Windhorst, Elle Duncan, Bob Myers, all friends of whine who I really like a lot. They texted me welcoming me to the ESPN family. I’m like, ‘What happened?’ TNT didn’t even have the courtesy."

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Barkley added that it felt like the "Inside the NBA" team "got traded," but considering his time playing in the NBA, it’s common courtesy to let that person know before it makes the news. 

"If I was going to trade somebody that I had respect for and appreciate, I would at least give them a heads up," he said. "I wouldn’t let them hear about it