For Charles Barkley, learning the new fate of “Inside the NBA” was as if he was a player who found out he had been traded when it was reported in the media. On a Saturday night earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal broke the news that TNT had struck a deal to license the … Read more
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Sportsbooks might be getting over on Charles Barkley. The NBA Hall of Famer and studio analyst for Turner Sports called out his TNT graphics team for not correctly calculating … Read more
Charles Barkley was in savage mode while reacting to Dwyane Wade’s new Miami Heat statue the team unveiled in front of Kaseya Center on Sunday. During TNT’s Tip-Off show on Tuesday night, Barkley called Wade’s bronze statue — that many suggested online looks nothing like him — “ugly” and awful,” and said the Heat should remove … Read more
Terrible job. Charles Barkley is railing against the way some in and around the WNBA treated Caitlin Clark this season as she has emerged as the biggest name in women’s basketball. Clark, while starring at Iowa in college and now for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA, has brought unprecedented attention to the sport. However, … Read more
Broadcasting free agency was a “humbling” experience for Charles Barkley, who left “at minimum $100 million” on the table to return to Turner Sports amid uncertainty surrounding TNT’s NBA space. When appearing on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” on Tuesday, Barkley was asked about his commitment to TNT following June’s shocking retirement bombshell … Read more
Charles Barkley can grab a Snickers because he’s not going anywhere for awhile. Barkley and TNT jointly announced Tuesday that the popular basketball analyst will remain with the network for the duration of his 10-year deal, which was signed in 2022. Barkley previously said he’d retire after the 2024-25 season regardless of whether TNT, a … Read more
Charles Barkley is never afraid to call it as he sees it, and he did so again after TNT was rebuffed by the NBA in its attempt to match Amazon’s bid for broadcast rights, which it has had for more than 30 years. “Clearly the NBA has wanted to break up with us from the … Read more
Saquon Barkley is giving his side of the contract negotiations with the Giants that played out on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” In a Monday teaser clip for the next episode of The Athletic’s “Scoop City” podcast set to be released Tuesday, Barkley addressed the phone call he had with Joe Schoen in which the Giants GM … Read more
Weeks after sharing news about his stunning retirement from broadcasting, basketball analyst Charles Barkley is shedding more light onto why he’s stepping away after next season. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer joined CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Thursday from the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, Nevada — explaining his loyalty to TNT and the … Read more
It appears Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown has been watching “Hard Knocks,” which seems to have given him a bit more motivation going into the 2024 season. Brown took to X in a now-deleted post to show his support for his new teammate, Saquon Barkley, after intimate details of the negotiations between the running back … Read more
The first glimpse of the Giants on HBO’s new offseason edition of “Hard Knocks” has arrived, and with it what appears to be a critical exchange between the team’s front office and now-former Giants running back Saquon Barkley. In the 80-second trailer for the NFL docuseries that dropped Tuesday, general manager Joe Schoen was sitting … Read more
Charles Barkley’s retirement plans left his longtime partner shocked that he not only learned about it on TV like everybody else, but also that there was no acknowledgment of his longtime TNT co-hosts. “He never called me. He never told me,” Kenny Smith told The Post at the NBL Next Stars event Monday celebrating Australia’s … Read more
Charles Barkley was cracking jokes over his employment status Monday during an appearance on ABC as his future at TNT remains unclear. The “Inside the NBA” star joined P.K. Subban, Steve Levy and Mark Messier on the first intermission report of the Panthers’ 3-1 win over the Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup … Read more
Kendrick Perkins really didn’t appreciate being called a “roach” amid a fractious back-and-forth with Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. In April, Perkins said on “The Michael Kay Show” that Barkley and Shaq only watch the Knicks when they are responsible for directly covering the game on TNT, and later Barkley told Shaq that he was … Read more
Charles Barkley was in for a rude awakening when he wanted to hear about the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final on ESPN on Thursday. Earlier in the day, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Lakers were “targeting” UConn basketball coach Danny Hurley for their vacant head coach job — a stunner given … Read more
Charles Barkley has no concerns about getting an earful from his bosses for publicly airing grievances as he stews over TNT’s handling of its NBA rights negotiations. With TNT’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly on the brink of losing its NBA rights, the 61-year-old Hall of Famer has gone on the offensive in multiple … Read more
Tenuous times for TNT’s “Inside the NBA” crew has led to some frustration. Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith were reportedly upset with a reporter seeking an interview with Charles Barkley on the current uncertain status of their broadcasting rights and future. “She should clear it through Turner,” Smith said to Barkley as he began an … Read more
The basketball world was still mourning the Monday death of the beloved former player and broadcaster Bill Walton when “Inside the NBA” went on air Tuesday ahead of the Mavericks’ Game 4 battle against the Timberwolves. The “Inside the NBA” crew took time to remember the basketball and broadcasting legend, with Charles Barkley and Shaquille … Read more
Charles Barkley painted an ugly picture Thursday as the future of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” grows bleaker with NBC reportedly closing in on a new rights deal with the league. During an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show,” the NBA great, 61, lamented how the network’s higher-ups “screwed this up” as the deal – should … Read more
Charles Barkley has a bone to pick with New York. The Round Mound of Rebound himself was in no mood to let the Knicks or their fans celebrate their thrilling 130-121 Game 2 win over the Pacers. “People think we care who wins,” he said on TNT’s postgame show. “If the Knicks win that’ll be … Read more