The NBA season is in full swing amid the 2025 TV schedule , which means coverage of the league has also returned. When it comes to ESPN, the network now has Inside the NBA amongst its ranks, thanks to the licensing deal it reached with TNT in 2024. NBA Countdown is still in the mix, too, and the show’s official host lineup for the season has been released. However, longtime host Stephen A. Smith wasn’t included in that listing, and outlets later reported he’d been dropped from the show. Now, Smith is setting the record straight.

ESPN confirmed back in October that NBA Countdown veterans Malika Andrews and Kendrick Perkins would be joined on the show by former Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone this year. Now, the network has revealed via a press release that senior basketball writ

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