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
At different points over the last six months, the future of “Inside the NBA” — the studio show featuring host Ernie Johnson and former players Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith — seemed bleak with TNT’s rights deal set to expire following the 2024-25 season and the league headed for Amazon and NBC, in … 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
Charles Barkley has been the focal point of most of the chatter about what happens to TNT’s iconic “Inside the NBA” studio crew if the network officially loses NBA rights. Shaquille O’Neal should be right up there with him. TNT’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has sued the NBA, saying that the league infringed … 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
Q:What’s the difference between organized crime and big time college athletics? A: Organized crime has rules. Q: How do you make level playing fields? A: Make them all crooked. I don’t know why or how — heck, I just learned how to use our toaster — but about twice a day CBS Sports dings my … 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
Stephen A. Smith believes TNT “dropped the ball” in its attempt to keep the NBA on its airwaves after its current rights deal expires after this upcoming season. The NBA announced on Wednesday that TNT “did not match the terms” of a bid by Amazon to stream the NBA beginning with the 2025-26 season and … Read more
TNT and the NBA could be on the precipice of a legal battle royal. TNT, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, announced Monday that it intends to match an NBA rights deal to keep broadcasting the league. ESPN is retaining the NBA Finals in the NBA’s next rights package, and NBC and Amazon had emerged … 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
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
For the third time in a year, ESPN must figure out what to do with its top NBA announcing team. Instead of opting for a flashy name, the network should select Tim Legler to work alongside venerable play-by-play man Mike Breen and trailblazer Doris Burke. After laying off Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson last … Read more
The sports world doesn’t want to see Charles Barkley go. Social media was abuzz after the legendary TV commentator announced on NBA TV on Friday night after Game 4 of the Finals that he will be retiring from the airwaves. Charles Barkley, one of the Greatest TV Personalities we have ever seen, is retiring after … 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
Kenny Smith could be the odd man out. As the fate of “Inside the NBA” is uncertain with TNT potentially losing its NBA rights, Smith is “vulnerable to being collateral damage” in the fallout, according to Puck. Smith, a two-time NBA champion with the Rockets and a former North Carolina star, is part of TNT’s … Read more