Remember last year when Charles Barkley torched TNT higher-ups for keeping his future in the dark? At the time, it was unclear if Inside the NBA was coming back after the new media rights deal. The 11-year contract had Disney (ABC/ESPN), Amazon, and NBC, worth a total of $75 billion, as new partners. Months later, ESPN stepped up to license the show, as TNT lost the deal. However, until now, Chuck’s concern still remains; this time, the question is how the show will work. And he or the fans of the Emmy-award winning show won’t like the answer.

The league announced opening day fixtures. NBC will kick off the doubleheader on the opening night. The next day, ESPN gets its bite of the cherry with a doubleheader of its own. Yet, the fans won’t get to see the usual quartet for the desired time.

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