Charles Barkley is an institution in the basketball world. The former NBA player hosts the TNT show Inside the NBA , which has become an integral part of basketball culture. But the 61-year-old Basketball Hall of Fame member said on Friday night that the 2024-25 season will be his last in his second career.
The NBA has been negotiating its next broadcast rights deals, with Disney (ESPN), NBC, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery (TNT) reportedly in competition. New deals will begin in the 2025-26 season, and Barkley – a multiple Sports Emmy-award winner – said he isn’t interested in moving to other networks.
He began with TNT in 2000, the year he retired following 16 seasons in the NBA. “I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT,” Barkley said on NBA TV. “But I have made the decision that, no matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television.
And I just want to say thank you to my NBA family. You guys have been great to me. My heart is full with joy and gratitude.
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