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Ernie Johnson to leave Inside the NBA after this season
Ernie Johnson announced on social media Wednesday that this season will be his last as host of Inside the NBA, ending a 37-season run.[1, 3, 7 +1] Johnson, who joined the show in 1990, said "it's just time" and cited heart issues as a contributing factor.[7, 17, 19] He said he wants to spend more time with family after recent health challenges, but says he is not retiring and will continue other broadcasting projects.[9]
The show's panel has included Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal.[9] Charles Barkley became emotional during Wednesday's ESPN broadcast, saying, "All I can say, Ernie, is thank you. Thank you for being our leader."[18] Draymond Green also responded to the announcement.[5]
Why it matters Johnson says he will continue other broadcasting projects while spending more time with family, and attention now turns to the rest of the show's panel.[9, 10]
Covered by The Guardian, NBC News, Fox News and 11 more
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 11 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 4 are center and 6 are right of center (5 of them in the Right group). 3 more are not rated.
Why it's here Covered by 14 outlets: 1 left, 4 center, 6 right, 3 not rated. A possible blindspot: 1 of 42 left-leaning outlets covered it, and Tare found no matching headline from the others in the last 24 hours.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), Newsweek (−0.30), Mediaite (+0.04), Forbes (+0.19).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52), The Daily Caller (+1.91), The Western Journal (+2.13).
Not rated The Athletic, ESPN, Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.