When does Inside the NBA come back? No NBA games on TNT leaves gap in national schedule

NBA fans have become accustomed to tuning into the “Inside the NBA” crew on Tuesdays, but for the next two weeks, they’ll have to go without.

Following a jam-packed slate of games on Christmas Day, each of the next nine nationally televised NBA games will air on NBA TV, including games played on Tuesday, Dec. 27 and Tuesday, Jan. 3. 

With TNT’s schedule free of NBA basketball for the next two Tuesdays, it will be some time before the crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith are back together in front of a TV audience.

When does “Inside the NBA” come back? Here is when you can expect to see the crew return to their places in the studio.

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When does ‘Inside the NBA’ come back?

“Inside the NBA” will be back on a Thursday as TNT will air a doubleheader of games on Thursday, Jan. 5.

The games begin at 7:30 p.m. ET when Jayson Tatum and the Celtics travel to Dallas to face Luka Doncic and the Mavericks. At 10 p.m. ET, Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers visit the Nuggets.

While the studio crew will provide pregame and halftime analysis, “Inside the NBA” will air following the conclusion of Clippers-Nuggets.

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TNT National TV schedule 2022-23

TNT will air 45 more regular-season games during the 2022-23 regular season. In addition to 22 doubleheaders, the network will air a standalone game on Tuesday, April 4.

TNT will also be the exclusive home of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, meaning the “Inside the NBA” crew will provide analysis throughout the weekend.

It’s important to note that the game in April comes one day after the 2023 NCAA Men’s National Championship Game. Barkley and Smith provide on-site analysis for Turner’s coverage of March Madness.