“Charles Barkley says he's retiring from TV after 2024-25”

[BobPSU92]

See the link below. From the article:

”Charles Barkley says next season will be his final one on TV.

Barkley, part of the highly popular, award-winning "Inside the NBA" studio show, said Friday night that the 2024-25 season will be his last with TNT and that he won't be joining any other network beyond that, either.

"I ain't going nowhere other than TNT," Barkley said on NBATV following the Dallas Mavericks' Game 4 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. "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."”

Barkley says he'll retire from TV after 2024-25

Charles Barkley, part of the highly popular, award-winning "Inside the NBA" studio show, says the 2024-25 season will be his last with TNT and that he won't be joining any other network beyond that either.

www.espn.com

Will we be better or worse?

 

[Bob78]

See the link below. From the article:

”Charles Barkley says next season will be his final one on TV.

Barkley, part of the highly popular, award-winning "Inside the NBA" studio show, said Friday night that the 2024-25 season will be his last with TNT and that he won't be joining any other network beyond that, either.

"I ain't going nowhere other than TNT," Barkley said on NBATV following the Dallas Mavericks' Game 4 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. "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."”

Barkley says he'll retire from TV after 2024-25

Charles Barkley, part of the highly popular, award-winning "Inside the NBA" studio show, says the 2024-25 season will be his last with TNT and that he won't be joining any other network beyond that either.

www.espn.com

Will we be better or worse?

I don't follow the NBA, but I will certainly miss Barkley on the college basketball coverage during March Madness. He was on the NHL show the other night, and was entertaining there as well.
So, imo, we will be worse, but the Madness studio show panels are really pretty good overall.

 

[TheBigUglies]

I think we will be worse. Love Sir Charles and the down to earth comments. Sounds like he is just tired of the bs that comes along with working in TV. He said that he would never work for ESPN ever again because they make stuff up. I have to wonder if TNT is trying to do that now as well.

 

[BobPSU92]

Maybe we’ll still get Sir Charles on Subway commercials.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

My fav Philly athlete of all time.

 

[Connorpozlee]

Loved Barkley as a player, love him as a commentator. You never have to wonder about whether his opinion is just to appease somebody else. Always honest.

 

[wbcbus]

He will be missed. No studio show is better than those guys on TNT, and Charles is absolutely the keystone to it. The end of a great era.

 

[BobPSU92]

He will be missed. No studio show is better than those guys on TNT, and Charles is absolutely the keystone to it. The end of a great era.

TNT has their sh|t together. I really like their hockey studio guys. Much better than espn.

 

[Moogy]

That'll be unfortunate ... he makes that show. He's the village idiot, but still likable ... not sure if he's in on the fact that he's the joke most of the time but he's awesome to laugh at.

 

[BriantheLion]

“Mr Barkley, do you regret throwing that man through a plate glass window?”

“I regret that we were on the first floor!”

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

That dude shoulda left him alone didn’t he say something to his woman or touch her?

 

[BriantheLion]

That dude shoulda left him alone didn’t he say something to his woman or touch her?

I’m not sure of the details in this case…but it’s apparently pretty common for guys to be drunk enough to think that they can make a name for themselves by fighting a famous tough athlete…. and thinking they’ll win!

 

[Woodpecker]

I’m not sure of the details in this case…but it’s apparently pretty common for guys to be drunk enough to think that they can make a name for themselves by fighting a famous tough athlete…. and thinking they’ll win!

 

[LionJim]

I recall Chuck blowing kisses to the crowd while running up the court at the old Stokely Athletic Center on the U Tennessee campus. My roommate had a key to a side door into Stokely so we never had to worry about tickets. Kentucky did not once win in Knoxville while I was there.

 

[PSUSignore]

He will be missed. No studio show is better than those guys on TNT, and Charles is absolutely the keystone to it. The end of a great era.

I don't even watch the NBA anymore but I agree completely. That TNT crew is the best studio group in sports, and it's not even close.

 

[NewEra 2014]

I don't even watch the NBA anymore but I agree completely. That TNT crew is the best studio group in sports, and it's not even close.

These networks think the answer is to put more people on their studio shows. Even TNT thought it was a good idea to put Draymond Green on with the regular TNT guys. But you are right. TNT struck gold with Ernie, Kenny and Charles. I don’t know that Shaq adds much to the show, but he isn’t a big negative either. As you said, no other studio show is particularly close.