Ernie articles
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Ernie Johnson on the Exhilaration of the Playoffs and Why Charles Barkley is “as Soft as They Come”
Few faces are more ubiquitous in the lives of basketball fans than that of Ernie Johnson, the host of TNT’s inimitable Inside the NBA. This is good for us (he’s consistently excellent), but it’s a pretty good deal for Johnson, too. Sitting at a desk talking basketball—or “hoop,” as he calls it—with Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith affords him a front row seat to not only the greatest sports talk show on the air, but also to some gut-busting laughs. Johnson, 67, has been at this...
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Ernie Johnson could reportedly stay at TNT Sports, no matter NBA rights outcome
The NBA’s media rights deal is up for grabs, and with NBC reportedly offering nearly twice what Warner Bros. Discovery paid annually, the future of Inside the NBA on TNT hangs in the balance. The uncertainty surrounding the broadcasting rights has cast a shadow over the show itself while raising concerns about the on-air talent’s
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Dublin Zoo welcomes new male hippopotamus Ernie to keep female Heidi company
Ernie, who is aged 20, arrived from the West Midlands Safari Park in England and is "settling in very well"