Charles Barkley said the 2026-27 NBA season will be his and host Ernie Johnson’s last on Inside the NBA, “unless Ernie (Johnson) changes his mind, next year is my last year, 100 percent.”, he told the nytimes 💔 The 21-time Sports Emmy winner, which began in 1989 and added Barkley in 2000, is widely considered the most influential sports studio show ever produced.