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Loyalty still matters to Charles Barkley.<\/p>\n
Barkley said he will not be joining NBC or Amazon\u2019s basketball coverage beginning in 2025-26 season, instead limiting himself to TNT and\/or ESPN\/ABC.<\/p>\n
ESPN has the licensing rights to TNT\u2019s popular \u201cInside the NBA\u201d show beginning next season and the show will be produced by TNT.<\/p>\n
Barkley announced in August that he will be staying with TNT through the duration of his 10-year contract which he signed in 2022.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m informing NBC that I will not accept their offer. I\u2019m gonna cancel my future meetings with Amazon,\u201d Barkley said on \u201cThe Steam Room Podcast\u201d alongside Ernie Johnson. <\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank NBC, especially Mark Lazarus and Greg Hughes, for offering me a contract. I want to thank the guys at Amazon, ya\u2019ll have been amazing. But my heart is always and will be at Turner Sports.\u201d<\/p>\n
With TNT losing its media rights package with the NBA, many have wondered about what the future holds for Barkley and his fellow \u201cInside the NBA\u201d hosts in Johnson, Shaquille O\u2019Neal and Kenny Smith.<\/p>\n
Barkley previously said he would retire after the 2024-25 season before doing an about-face and recommitting to TNT.<\/p>\n
The other networks have tried to poach Barkley since he\u2019s arguably the most-popular analyst in all of sports, but he would rather remain with those he knows.<\/p>\n
\tCharles Barkley makes an announcement “I’m informing NBC that I will not accept their offer. I’m gonna cancel future meetings with Amazon\u2026 My heart is always and will be at Turner Sports.”(h\/t @NBABeyondCourt ) pic.twitter.com\/yTSYsNT56C\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) February 4, 2025 <\/p>\n
He is now deciding between whether to strictly stick with TNT, despite not having NBA rights, or work on ESPN\u2019s version of \u201cInside the NBA.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barkley said in December he would not work for both networks, but it seems he left that door slightly ajar during his chat with Johnson.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only thing I\u2019m waiting on right now, between TNT and ESPN, I met with ESPN, those guys were amazing, I want to thank you guys for taking the time and I just met with the TNT people. I\u2019m hoping this thing comes together and I can stay with TNT and ESPN, but, as I\u2019ve said, it\u2019s all going to be dictated on my workload,\u201d Barkley, 61, said on the podcast. \u201cI\u2019m not going to work more as I get older and I\u2019m going to sit down with ESPN and TNT more because I just need to know, if I\u2019m going to continue working, and that\u2019s my only decision going forward: how much I\u2019m gonna work.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I just want to thank everybody that\u2019s been a part of this TNT thing, man. You guys are amazing and I love you to death and I wouldn\u2019t feel comfortable leaving here because 25 years is a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barkley said he will lean on his support group featuring high-profile media members to help him make this decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a good group of friend: Mike Wilbon, Tony Kornheiser, Bryant Gumbel, Ahmad Rashad, I\u2019ve always asked their opinion on what I should do television-wise,\u201d Barkley said. \u201cThose guys have been great friends and mentors. I\u2019m going to sit down with those guys, \u2018This is what TNT, ESPN is offering me as far as a workload.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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