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Amid an uncertain future for NBA coverage on TNT, Charles Barkley said he will retire from TV after next year. “I have made the decision myself, no matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television,” Barkley said on NBA TV after Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday. The NBA Hall of Famer said he’s spoken with other networks and plans to stay with TNT until he retires. “I really love TNT, all the people who work here, NBA Television. NBC is the favorite for the final share of TV rights.
Persons: Charles Barkley, , ” Barkley, he’s, there’s, Dan Patrick, , Discovery’s, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, Barkley, Mitchell Layton Organizations: NBA, TNT, of Famer, NBA Television, ESPN, Amazon, Athletic, NBC, Warner Bros, , CBS Sports, Getty
The future of “Inside the NBA” was already a sensitive topic when Charles Barkley stepped into an elevator in Minneapolis after Game 3 of the Western Conference finals late Friday night. Without those, the long-term future of “Inside the N.B.A.” is uncertain. Kenny Smith, Barkley’s on-screen foil, voiced his irritation. But Barkley, as he has done throughout his decades in the public eye, made clear that he wouldn’t be muzzled. “Hey man, I can talk to who I want to,” Barkley said to Smith, using an expletive.
Persons: , Charles Barkley, Barkley’s, Barkley, Kenny Smith, ” Barkley, Smith Organizations: , Western Conference, Warner Bros, TNT Locations: Minneapolis
CNN —The situation at Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT network “sucks, plain and simple,” Charles Barkley bluntly said Thursday. Barkley, who said he feels “so bad for the people” he works with, laid blame at the feet of the “clowns” atop WBD. Wall Street has responded quite negatively to the possibility WBD, which has built a programming slate around the NBA, could lose the rights to air the games. And TNT has built a programming slate around the NBA games, most notably the highly rated “Inside the NBA” show. Losing the rights to NBA games could throw aspects of that business partnership into question.
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CNN —NBA great and popular TV analyst Charles Barkley has urged Ja Morant to focus on basketball and “stay out of trouble” as the Memphis Grizzlies’ star continues to serve a lengthy suspension for incidents involving firearms. In June, the NBA suspended Morant for 25 games without pay after he was involved in several incidents where he was caught on video with guns which were published on social media. The first game Morant would be eligible to play is on December 19 against the New Orleans Pelicans. “I think you can be one of those things, but you don’t think that way on every subject. With the new NBA season back underway, Barkley isn’t shy about predicting this year’s champion.
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