“Inside the NBA” on TNT might be coming to an end as we know it, but Charles Barkley said Monday he is committed to two more years with TNT and ESPN.

Barkley revealed during an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show” that TNT is working on a show featuring Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal and Ernie Johnson.

“TNT is trying to do something stupid behind the scenes,” Barkley said. “We taped a pilot about a month ago, and it was the stupidest sh*t I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Barkley confirmed “Inside the NBA” will air on ESPN next season, but TNT wants a separate show.

“We’re probably going to work on ESPN one-third or half the time,” Barkley said. “But they’re trying to do something stupid at TNT. Which is a stupid idea for a couple reasons. No. 1, we won’t have basketball highlights. But also, we’re probably gonna be going up against a NBA game. And anybody who likes basketball, they’re not gonna say, ‘Hey, you know what? Let me turn off a NBA game on Amazon, ESPN, or NBC to go watch these four dudes sit around and talk about nothing.’ …

“We taped a pilot doing stupid stuff and it was just stupid stuff. I wouldn’t want to go out like that.”

Barkley did give TNT credit, though.

“They did say it was an awful pilot,” he said. “But, I guess they want to feel like they’re doing something to make us earn our money from TNT.”

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