TNT will not televise NBA games after the 2024-25 season, but its hit pregame show Inside the NBA will live on, thanks to a new licensing deal between TNT Sports and ESPN.

TNT will produce the show with its original cast from its studio in Atlanta, but it will be televised by ESPN and ABC through the NBA regular season and playoffs, in exchange for ESPN giving TNT the rights to televise 13 Big 12 football games and 15 Big. 12 men’s basketball games each season.

The move caps an 11-year deal between TNT and the NBA that includes global highlight rights for properties like Bleacher Report and House of Highlights, advertising support on its NBA networks and the right to televise NBA games in select international markets.

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Warner Bros. Discovery sued the NBA, claiming that the league did not allow TNT to use matchmaking rights on a live game package after awarding the NBA media rights package to ESPN, NBC and Amazon. The settlement marks the end of the legal dispute between the NBA and the network.

“The opportunity to continue the iconic and Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA is a huge win for basketball fans everywhere,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “We look forward to building on our long-standing partnership with TNT Sports and working together to promote NBA content on key WBD and NBA platforms.”

Inside the NBA features Sixers legend Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson. The show has been running since 1989 and has had the same four hosts since 2011. Barkley had previously threatened to retire at the end of the 2024-25 season before signing an extension with TNT Sports to remain on the network. Barkley, O’Neal, Johnson and Smith will remain TNT employees and will be eligible to appear on other TNT programs.