Former NBA star-turned-commentator Jamal Crawford gave a pretty effective argument for why the world can’t afford to lose Inside the NBA.
While appearing on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday, Crawford discussed how popular the NBA program is, one that’s future is up in the air because of the league’s broadcasting rights potentially expiring with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Crawford compared Inside the NBA to a beloved sitcom, specifically mentioning the long-running classic The Golden Girls.
“They transcend sport. They’re almost like The Golden Girls,” Crawford told McAfee. “They got their own sitcom; they’re bigger than just the sport… We have to have them because they’ve been the backdrop and the soundtrack of basketball for the last 25-plus years.”
Jamal Crawford on the popularity of 'Inside the NBA': “They transcend sports, they’re almost like 'The Golden Girls.' They got their own sitcom, they’re bigger than just the sport…we have to have them.” pic.twitter.com/sCjvnFCfKW
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We’re not entirely sure what’s on the horizon for Inside the NBA, but Crawford is very much right. A world without one of the best sports broadcasts on television is a world we don’t want to see unfold.