Tnt Nba Ernie. Inside the nba features host ernie johnson alongside hall of famers shaquille o’neal and charles barkley, and nba champion kenny smith. Ernie johnson, one of the shows regular hosts, joined the show in 1990.

On friday, ernie's son michael johnson passed away at age 33.shaq, kenny and charles reflect on michael's lasting impact. Two days after the host of inside the nba announced the death of his son, michael, 33, who had duchenne muscular dystrophy, the nba on tnt shared a video of a speech johnson gave in 2019 recounting how michael's story. His website’s about section lists nothing about leaving as host of tnt’s inside the nba, alongside charles barkley, kenny smith and shaquille o’neal.