Ernie Johnson says the 2026-27 season will be his last as host of "Inside the NBA." Johnson is 70 and is in his 37th year hosting the show, per CBS Sports.

Awful Announcing reported that Johnson delivered the news Wednesday in a video message of roughly two and a half minutes. He said people have been asking more and more how long he plans to keep hosting, especially since he turned 70 this summer. Deadspin quoted him saying, "It's just time." ESPN reported that the decision to step away was his own and carried the same "it's just time" line. ESPN's headlines use the words "retire" and "final season." The other outlets say "step away" and "leave." The feed summaries we have don't say whether Johnson plans to keep working in broadcasting after the season, and they don't name a successor.

The timeline is the clearest detail in the reporting. Johnson is staying for the full 2026-27 season, so the show's regular-season run and the playoffs will all have him as host. The summaries don't say whether any farewell plans have been set, and we don't have the full text of his message. We will update this piece if more of it emerges.