There has been a weird subplot to the season-long goodbye to the NBA on TNT in that most of the attention to its swan song has been about the one element of its presentation that isn’t going anywhere.

Nostalgia is a mug’s game, especially when it comes to the sports media. Sure, we celebrate beloved broadcasters retiring (shoutout, Hubie Brown) and the famed players they highlighted, but those ...

The NBA on TNT ended its decades-long run Saturday night, a finale that included the network’s signature “Inside the NBA” show that blended analysis with hilarity, head-spinning observations and ...