Inside The NBA: Where To Watch Ernie And Crew This Basketball Season

The 21-time Emmy® Award-winning studio show anchors ESPN and ABC’s 2025–26 NBA coverage, stream it with ESPN on Disney+.

Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith are back and are ready to give their takes on the biggest moments of this basketball season. This year, the sporting legends bring their familiar banter and fresh analyses to a brand new home on ESPN and ABC, available to stream with a Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited bundle.*

What is Inside the NBA?

Join Ernie Johnson and his panel of NBA icons for another season of basketball’s most entertaining and insightful commentary show. With pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage, Inside the NBA is by your side for every marquee event of the regular season, through to the NBA Playoffs and Finals. (ESPN and ABC).

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Where can I watch Inside the NBA?

Inside the NBA airs on ESPN and/or ABC, check the schedule below for details. All episodes will stream on Disney+, available to subscribers with a Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited bundle.

When can I watch Inside the NBA?

Inside the NBA pregame shows begin one hour before tipoff, with the postgame shows starting immediately after game coverage has concluded. The pregame shows on ABC begin 30 minutes prior to tipoff. The postgame shows following NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC start immediately after the game on ABC and continue on the ESPN App. Inside the NBA serves as the pregame show for the NBA Sunday Showcase series on ABC. All episodes will stream on Disney+, available for subscribers with a Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited bundle*.

Full schedule for the 2025-26 season**

• Oct. 22, 2025 - ESPN and ESPN2

• Oct. 23, 2025 - ESPN

• Oct. 29, 2025 - ESPN

• Nov. 12, 2025 - ESPN

• Dec. 25, 2025 - ESPN and ABC

• Jan. 24, 2026 - ABC

• Jan. 28, 2026 - ESPN

• Jan. 31, 2026 - ABC

• Feb. 7, 2026 - ABC

• Feb. 20, 2026 - ESPN

• Feb. 21, 2026 - ABC

• Feb. 22, 2026 - ABC

• Feb. 27, 2026 - ESPN

• Feb. 28, 2026 - ABC

• March 1, 2026 - ABC

• March 6, 2026 - ESPN

• March 7, 2026 - ABC

• March 8, 2026 - ABC

• March 14, 2026 - ABC

• April 12, 2026 - ESPN

**The Inside the NBA schedule for the 2026 NBA Playoffs, including the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals, will be announced later in the season.

Who are the commentators on Inside the NBA?

Veteran commentator and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Ernie Johnson hosts the show, joined by analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith.

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