Charles Barkley Weighs in on ‘Inside The NBA’ Cancellation’s Effect on Show’s TBS Workers

*Charles Barkley has no filter. Especially when it comes to the cancellation of “Inside the NBA.’ Chatting with New York Times reporter Tania Ganguli last week, Barkley was especially vocal on the impact the supposed move would have on those who work behind the scenes to make the show the mainstay that it is during […]
‘Looks Like Me and Shaq Had a Baby’: Charles Barkley Suggests Zion Williamson ‘Get In Shape’ (Watch)

*Video of injured New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson working out a healing broken foot became fodder for retired NBA stars Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal Tuesday night, as the “Inside the NBA” analysts roasted the 21-year-old for putting on weight during the injury. “Looks like me and Shaq had a baby,” Barkley said, causing […]
VIDEO: Charles Barkley Says He and Kenny Smith are Good after Heated Vaccine Debate

*Charles Barkley says he and his “Inside the NBA” co-host Kenny Smith are good after they got into a heated conversation about Kyrie Irving and his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine. NBA commissioner Adam Silver joined the TNT broadcast to talk about Irving, among other league hot topics, and Silver reiterated that he hoped […]
Obama, Barkley, Shaq Address Vaccine Hesitancy Among Blacks (Watch)

*”So I’m playing Kenny the Jet,” quipped former president Barack Obama, who joined Basketball Hall of Famers-turned “Inside the NBA” analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal on and NBC special Sunday night to encourage Black Americans to get COVID-19 vaccines. Obama was referencing Kenny Smith, an analyst alongside Barkley and O’Neal on TNT’s NBA program. […]
NBA Boycott, Jacob Blake Shooting & Wisconsin Racism – Where Does America Go from Here? (Video)

*Attorney Antonio Moore discusses the NBA boycott, Jacob Blake and the history of the state of Wisconsin. Moore shows the 1936 redlining maps, and city budgets for Kenosha, Wisconsin and connects them to the shooting of Jacob Blake that occurred in the city. He also ask the question is a protest by NBA teams like […]
Kenny Smith Walks Off TNT Set in Solidarity with Protesting NBA Players (Watch)

*Former NBA player Kenny Smith walked off the set of Wednesday’s NBA on TNT broadcast in support of the league-wide protest over the shooting of Jacob Blake. Smith said as he unplugged his microphone, “For me, I think the biggest thing now … as a Black man, as a former player, I think it’s best […]
Kevin Hart Clowns and Gets Clowned in Video Visit to First COVID-Era ‘Inside the NBA’ (Watch)

*TNT’s “Inside the NBA” made its return along with the NBA Thursday night, and Kevin Hart’s virtual visit provided the night’s most laughs. The comedian was there to promote his new Quibi show “Die Hart,” but could barely get past describing it as a “short series” and “mini-series” without co-hosts Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and […]
Shaq, TNT Crew Reflect On Kobe Bryant’s Death; Rick Fox Talks Rumor He was Onboard – Watch
*NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal reflects on his former teammate Kobe Bryant and chokes up describing the loss of his “little brother.” He joined his TNT colleagues Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, Dwayne Wade and “Inside the NBA” host Ernie Johnson center court inside an empty, darkened Staples Center to talk about the late retired Los Angeles […]
Kenny Smith’s Ex-Wife is Coming for His ‘Inside the NBA’ Money to Pay Child/Spousal Support
*The divorce battle between “Inside the NBA” host Kenny Smith and his ex-wife is intensifying now that she has filed documents with the court to garnish the wages he earns from working in television. Gwendolyn Osborne, a former model on “The Price Is Right,” wants more than $45k a month for both child and spousal […]
Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith (‘Inside the NBA’) Set for Divorce – Blac Chyna & Rob K Re-uniting?! (VIDEO)
*Another entertainment coupling a/k/a marriage is headed for the scrap heap. Former NBA star and current NBA broadcaster, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and his future ex-wife are splitting. Gwendolyn Osborne, a former model on “The Price is Right” filed for divorce on Tuesday in Los Angeles, reports The Blast. In court documents, Osborne cites and […]
New ‘Black-Ish’ Co-Showrunner Kenny Smith Inks Overall Deal With ABC Studios
*Kenny Smith – recently back as co-showrunner on ABC’s “Black-ish” in the wake of series creator Kenya Barris’ exit from his ABC Studios overall deal – has just signed his own three-year overall deal with the studio, according to Deadline. Under the pact, Smith, who had served as co-executive producer on the show’s third season, will […]
Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith Bids Farewell as Longest Running Model of Color on ‘The Price is Right’ (Exclusive)
*Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith will take her final walk on “The Price Is Right” today and head straight for the history books as the longest running model of color on the longest running game show currently on air. Born in Bath, United Kingdom of Jamaican and British ancestry, Gwendolyn caps an 11-year run after joining “The Price […]
Yolanda Adams Sings at Funeral Service for Sportscaster Craig Sager (Watch)
*Grammy winner Yolanda Adams sang two songs at the memorial service of Craig Sager on Tuesday. The beloved TNT broadcaster, 65, died Thursday following a two-year fight with acute myeloid leukemia. Many of the mourners at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia granted one of Sager’s final wishes and wore bright colors, in honor […]
Kenny Smith Challenges NBA Players to Help Combat Police Brutality
*On a recent episode of the Tiki and Tierney radio show, Kenny Smith said “the system doesn’t work” for Black people, and he challenged pro athletes in the league to donate a percentage of their salary to the black community in an effort to help combat police brutality. Smith told host Brandon Tierney that in […]
Kenny Smith Helps ‘Refresh’ City Basketball Courts
* Kenny Smith returned to Chicago with Coors Light Full Court reFRESH to help refurbish more community basketball courts in Illinois. Kenny Smith + During an event, dubbed, “Four Corners,” Kenny Smith was joined by Chicago basketball legends Dee Brown and Ronnie Fields, Sports journalist and blogger, Bryan Crawford and Grammy-nominated hip-hop recording artist, 2 […]