TNT was forced to issue an apology after Inside the NBA host Shaquille O’Neal claimed former Portland Trail Blazers player ...

Billy Ray Bates, aka “Black Superman,” is alive despite death rumors. Read about his career, struggles, and Shaquille ...

TNT issued an apology after incorrectly saying former NBA player Billy Ray Bates is no longer alive. On Sunday, Ty Jerome ...

NBA on TNT has apologized to Billy Ray Bates and his family after the hosts of its 'Inside the NBA' program wrongly said the ...

NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley flanked by Kenny Smith and host Ernie Johnson Jr., form one of the greatest ...

Charles Barkley asked an awkward question Sunday night, but Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal appeared to make ...

Inside the NBA’s Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley covered Sunday's slate of playoff games.

There’s just one problem — Bates is alive. The mayhem started after a graphic aired showing how Ty Jerome’s 28 points off the ...

TNT's Inside the NBA crew mistakenly announced the death of former NBA player Billy Ray Bates, leading to widespread ...

On Monday morning, however, the memory of the eccentric former basketball star came streaming back among US fans when Bates ' ...

The set of Inside the NBA turned somber on Sunday night after a startling moment live on air prompted a formal apology from host Ernie Johnson just 24 hours later. During a segment ...

Well, sometimes that backfires and leads to embarrassing moments. That's exactly what happened in Sunday's show when Shaq claimed that former NBA guard Billy Ray Bates was dead when he is in fact ...