Kenny Smith

The Houston Rockets’ coaching search plows on. As expected, the team interviewed former Rockets guard and current TNT analyst Kenny “The Jet” Smith. And their meeting with him apparently went really well, per Fox Sports’ Mark Berman: Former Rockets guard Kenny Smith, who is an NBA analyst with TNT and a candidate to become the [...]

After J.B Bickerstaff informed the Rockets that he’s not interested in becoming their permanent head coach, the search has become wide open. We’ve seen jobs, like Sacramento, get filled up, so the number of available gigs is shrinking. But one name that has the Rockets attention is Kenny Smith. I’ve said for years that, on [...]

NBA TV’s Open Court is a great platform for ridiculously interesting opinions and “did you know…” moments. Last season, Charles Barkley talked about how his mother would take his sneakers away after every game, “because they had to last the whole season.”, said Barkley. We also heard guys like Steve Smith talk about who was [...]

February 9, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Recently the NBA announced that the Rookie-Sophomore game — actually called the Rising Stars Challenge — played on Friday night of every All-Star weekend, will be getting a bit more attention this year with the addition of a playground-style system for picking squads [...]

January 30, 2012 – Allen Moll There’s no denying that adding 4 time NBA Champion and future 1st ballot Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal to the TNT crew has been a rousing success as his sometimes rather juvenile sense of humor blends well with Kenny Smith’s mostly self promoting comedic commentary. But it is Shaq’s [...]

Shaq will join TNT's broadcast crew next season. Will it help or hurt the Ernie, Kenny and Chuck chemistry? [...]

If there's one person who's sure to get the last word (or finger), it's our man Chuck... [...]

December 30, 2010 – Allen Moll March Madness is about to get a bit more maddening with news that former 11 time All Star and NBA  Hall of Famer turned broadcaster Charles Barkley will be part of TNT’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament next March. Barkley as well as the rest of the TNT broadcasting [...]