ESPN ushers in a new era for Inside the NBA as the iconic studio show returns with its original crew and signature style.

ESPN is trying its best to get fans of “Inside the NBA” to put down their pitchforks. Burke Magnus, ESPN’s president of content, spoke this week in an interview to Richard Deitsch of The Athletic.

It did not take ESPN long to plot out major changes to “Inside the NBA.” ESPN is planning to air the popular television program “Inside the NBA” in a half-hour timeslot following the network’s first ...