Charles Barkley is once again expressing his concerns about what Inside the NBA will look like on ESPN.

During a recent appearance on The Bettor Angle on Audacy’s BetMGM Network, the Hall of Famer shared that he and his co-host are clueless about the show’s new format.

“We’re all going to be doing the show in Atlanta, but we’re all kind of like, how’s this thing going to play out?” “I’ve been asked that question a thousand times, and I don’t have any idea. We think our show is going to be similar or the same, but going to another network, we don’t even know how that’s going to work,” Barkley explained. 

“Because you have to factor in, obviously, I’m a big fan of ESPN. I think they’re the greatest sports network ever,” he continued. “But you know, when they do a game, they have to rush off the network to go to SportsCenter.”

One area of concern for “Sir Charles” is the time constraints. When the show was on TNT, it followed the game in the evening and would go for almost an hour, giving the viewers hilarious commentary. Barkley is not sure how this format will work on ESPN which is much more structured.

“And we’re trying to figure out — our best stuff is 40 minutes after the game, when we can just have some fun. But are they going to say, ‘Hey, you guys got five minutes or 15 minutes, then we gotta go to SportsCenter.’ So, we don’t know, but, hey, the deal’s been made,” he said. “When October 22 gets here, we’re going to be ready to go. But we have no parameters of what the show’s going to be, so that’s a little disconcerting to be flat-out honest with you. But, hey, it is what it is.”

Fans of the show have also expressed their dismay after the opening week NBA schedule was revealed. Following opening night,  Inside the NBA isn’t scheduled to appear on ESPN again until Christmas Day. Apparently, the show’s schedule will not be weekly as NBA fans have been accustomed to seeing for more than 30 years.

While change is always a challenge, Barkley is glad that moving to ESPN has saved hundreds of jobs for those who work on the show.

“And then like I say, give TNT their props and ESPN their props, that we were able to salvage the show… The main thing [is] we were able to keep everybody employed, which was the No. 1 priority for me, Ernie, Kenny, and Shaq,” Barkley said. “And I think we got the best case scenario, to be honest with you, but we’re still going to have to figure out how this thing is going to work over at ESPN.”