"On Wednesday's edition of Inside the NBA, the crew brought in Charania via video call to discuss the latest trade rumblings across the league. At the time of the segment, the NBA's trade deadline was just a week away. As Barkley was asking Charania about potential suitors for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, however, Charania's video feed began to show visual glitches before cutting out entirely."
"Producers then swapped the two-shot of Barkley and Charania with a shot of the Inside the NBA desk. Charles Barkley, as a Shams Charania segment is hit by technical difficulties: "ESPN, pay your bills, man. Pay your bills. I know times are tough." #NBA pic.twitter.com/emT3YxRf2R Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 29, 2026 Now look what you did! host Ernie Johnson said as crew members could be heard laughing off-camera."
On Inside the NBA, Shams Charania joined via video call to discuss trade rumors with the NBA trade deadline one week away. During a segment about potential suitors for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Charania's video feed displayed visual glitches and cut out, prompting producers to switch to a desk shot. Charania confirmed he remained connected despite being unseen, and the feed briefly returned before glitching out again about 40 seconds later. Host Ernie Johnson joked 'now look what you did' while the crew laughed. Charles Barkley criticized ESPN on-air, saying 'ESPN, pay your bills, man.'
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