The NBA announces its best Christmas Day viewership numbers in 15 years. More than 47 million people in the U.S. watched at ...

ESPN's tradition of delivering marquee NBA matchups on Christmas Day continues in 2025. The holiday action tips off with Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on Jalen Brunson and the ...

This brings a smile to my face. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There’s a certain number of times we can schedule Inside the NBA ...

1. When the shocking announcement came that Inside the NBA would continue to live on ESPN after Turner Sports lost the broadcast rights to NBA games, much was made about whether the show would change.

Stephen A. Smith has become one of the most prominent and high-profile personalities in the sports world since joining ESPN in 2003. While his roots have always been in basketball, he began branching ...

Stephen A. Smith signed a $100 million, five-year ESPN contract in March. The new "NBA Countdown" crew was announced, including Brian Windhorst. Smith is expected to scale back on some appearances on ...

ESPN is making changes to Stephen A. Smith’s on-air duties. The Worldwide Leader announced this week that the “new-look ‘NBA Countdown’ team” will debut Wednesday, and Smith was noticeably missing ...

After more than two decades appearing on the show, TV superstar Stephen A. Smith is no longer a regular on ESPN's Inside the NBA programming. Smith originally joined the show when it was called NBA ...

A real-time, animated NBA Christmas Day special will return for Cavaliers vs. Knicks this year. Official release Dunk the Halls returns with Stitch joining the alt cast for Cavaliers-Knicks on ...

ESPN unveils a revamped "NBA Countdown" team, including Brian Windhorst and Coach Michael Malone. Malika Andrews continues as host, with Shams Charania providing news and league updates. ESPN expands ...

Tim Legler was not a fan of ESPN’s box score changes. / Photo by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images Basketball fans felt a sigh of relief on Thursday as ESPN changed their NBA box score format after a ...

ESPN’s partner Penn will rebrand the online sportsbook as theScore Bet. By Tony Maglio Amid a massive NBA gambling scandal, ESPN, one of the league’s top partners, is exiting its own betting ...