The TNT crew called “cap” on Karl-Anthony Towns. After one of the worst shooting nights of his career in Minnesota’s Game 3 road loss to Dallas on Sunday — in which he failed to hit a 3 on at least eight attempts (0-for-8) for the first time in his career, per TNT — Towns made … Read more
Adam Silver delivered a sliver of hope to basketball fans that the fate TNT’s beloved “Inside the NBA” has yet to be decided. The league’s commissioner was asked about fans’ concerns about losing the on-air team of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal with the home of the NBA’s television rights after … 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
The NBA appears ready to move on from TNT for a reunion with NBC. The league is formalizing contracts this week with Disney (which owns ESPN), NBC and Amazon for new rights deals that would begin with the 2025-26 season, Sports Business Journal reported Wednesday. NBC is closing in on taking over TNT’s “B” package … Read more
Jon Savitt had never done anything like this before, but he knew it was a meteoric moment for Minnesota. Savitt, a 32-year-old comedian who lives in Denver and grew up outside of Minneapolis in St. Louis Park, has gone viral after a surreal sequence of events involving a TNT postgame interview where Anthony Edwards told … 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
Charles Barkley has made it a habit of weighing in on just about everything, and during the latest edition of Shannon Sharpe’s podcast “Club Shay Shay”, he chimed in on the now-former relationship between Michael Jordan’s son, Marcus, and Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife, Larsa. Jordan, 33, and Pippen, 49, dated for a little more than a … Read more
Charles Barkley was tired of waiting. Following the Lakers’ 112-105 Game 3 loss to the Nuggets Thursday night — which sunk Los Angeles to a 3-0 first-round series hole — Barkley expressed displeasure with how long it took LeBron James to get to his postgame media availability. “Are we just gonna stay on TV until … Read more
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid couldn’t hide his frustration Monday night despite his boast that his team is better than the Knicks after a heartbreaking Game 2 loss that puts the Knicks ahead 2-0 in the first-round NBA playoff series. And ex-76er and TNT analyst Charles Barkley was not thrilled with Embiid’s lack of leadership … Read more
Kendrick Perkins wants Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley to do their jobs and watch the Knicks. A lack of familiarity, Perkins surmises, is the only reason the TNT analysts could not be high on this year’s Knicks team, which clinched the East’s No. 2 seed in the 2024 NBA playoffs on Sunday. “It’s obviously (that) … Read more
Charles Barkley sent a warning to the Celtics in the midst of their lackluster performance in Thursday’s 118-109 loss to the Knicks at TD Garden in Boston. The Basketball Hall of Famer took aim at Boston stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown during the halftime show on “NBA on TNT” for “half-assing” it in the … Read more
Charles Barkley had no interest in Monday’s total solar eclipse, one of the most anticipated events of 2024. The Basketball Hall of Famer labeled anyone who stood outside to watch the total solar eclipse — which won’t occur in the U.S. until March 30, 2033 — a “loser” during the Turner broadcast of the NCAA men’s … Read more
David Stern did not think betting banter between Mark Jackson and Charles Barkley as they were dueling each other up and down the court was a laughing matter. On his eponymous podcast, Jackson recalled a now-humorous story that happened in 1990, when he was on the Knicks and Barkley was on the 76ers. Mark Jackson … Read more
Charles Barkley has his favorite to win the NBA Finals this year. But if the Celtics can’t do it this year, the Pro Basketball Hall of Famer said he thinks it will be because of some legendary choke. Speaking on “Inside the NBA” before Thursday’s game action, Barkley said the Celtics — who sit seven … Read more
Watch out world, Charles Barkley is on Instagram. The popular NBA on TNT panelist was called out on Thursday night by one of his fellow broadcast partners for finally joining the social media app before chiding him and warning him not to get himself in trouble. Kenny Smith broached the topic on air by asking … Read more
Shaq and TNT seem to be at odds with one another — and Charles Barkley didn’t miss his chance to rile up his broadcast partner. A behind-the-scenes clip posted to X shows Shaq seemingly upset about his Orlando jersey retirement ceremony on Feb. 13 because the honor was not broadcast on national television, such as … Read more
Charles Barkley never pulls any punches when it comes to what he thinks of San Francisco and its inhabitants. The NBA legend and TNT basketball host and analyst likely won’t be planning any vacations to the city anytime soon. Barkley was speaking with polarizing Warriors forward Draymond Green and ex-Pacers star Reggie Miller, now an … Read more
Charles Barkley’s opinion of Skip Bayless still hasn’t changed — and the latest development in their feud involved Barkley blasting the “Undisputed” host’s “asinine” take about Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots dynasty. During a segment on Friday’s edition of “The Dan Patrick Show,” Barkley brought up a comment from Bayless where he allegedly … Read more
Charles Barkley may not have watched if he didn’t have to. The TNT analyst and Basketball Hall of Fame couldn’t find a compelling reason to bait fans into watch the Bulls-Raptors matchup set to air Thursday night. “Hey guys, I know we got the Bulls and the Raptors, but watch anyway!” said Barkley as the … Read more
Charles Barkley didn’t hide his message for Stephen A. Smith when TNT and ESPN combined their studio shows for NBA In-Season Tournament coverage Thursday. The Hall of Famer started by calling host Malika Andrews “fantastic.” For insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Barkley said: “You know how I feel about you.” Barkley then thanked commentator Michael Wilbon for … Read more