{"id":17920,"date":"2024-06-15T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T08:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=447856"},"modified":"2024-06-15T18:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:34:04","slug":"charles-barkley-announces-he-will-retire-from-tv-after-2024-25-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/nba\/charles-barkley-announces-he-will-retire-from-tv-after-2024-25-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley announces he will retire from TV after 2024-25 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Barkley dropped the mic during NBA TV\u2019s postgame analysis of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, revealing that he\u2019s hanging up his TV hat after the 2024-25 NBA season. Known for his unique blend of wit and wisdom, Barkley\u2019s announcement adds an extra layer of suspense to the NBA\u2019s ongoing broadcast rights negotiations with Turner Sports.<\/p>\n<p>In his trademark style, Barkley mixed his signature humor with a touch of sincerity as he bid farewell to television screens everywhere. Catch Barkley\u2019s heartfelt announcement and stay tuned for what\u2019s next in the ever-evolving world of NBA coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Charles Barkley announces retirement from television<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charles Barkley says he's done doing TV after next season \u2013 he's talked to other networks but he's not going anywhere other than Turner\/TNT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sH89v0tI1D\">pic.twitter.com\/sH89v0tI1D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CJ Fogler \ud83e\udee1 (@cjzero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjzero\/status\/1801826187934585083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanna say this because you guys are my family,\u201d Barkley began. \u201cI really love TNT, all the people who work here \u2014 NBA television, you guys have been great to me for 24 years. I just want to say thank you to my entire NBA family. I love you guys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of noise around our network the last few months. I just want to say, I\u2019ve talked to all the other networks but I ain\u2019t going nowhere other than TNT, but I have made the decision myself, no matter what happens, next year is gonna be my last year on television.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barkley, who first joined TNT\u2019s \u201cInside the NBA\u201d crew back in 2000, is gearing up for his milestone 25th season on the Emmy Award-winning studio show. For him, a quarter-century seems like the perfect moment to step away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to express my gratitude to my NBA family. You\u2019ve all been amazing to me. My heart is full of joy and thanks, but it\u2019s time for me to pass the baton at the end of next year. I hope TNT stays with the NBA, but personally, I wanted to share this news directly with you all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t talk about this again, but I wanted my NBA TV and TNT family to hear it from me. I\u2019m not heading to another network. Instead, I\u2019ll be passing the baton to either Jamal Crawford, Vince Carter, or you, Steve [Smith]. Next year, after 25 years, I\u2019m hanging up my TV jersey. I just wanted to say \u2018thank you,\u2019 and I wanted y\u2019all to hear it from me first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the future of Turner Sports\u2019 basketball coverage remains uncertain, Barkley is focused on ensuring a smooth transition, suggesting potential successors like Crawford, Carter, or Smith to join the esteemed crew of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O\u2019Neal.<\/p>\n<p>Turning 62 next February, Barkley looks forward to a new chapter as a grandfather. In the meantime, he plans to savor his farewell tour throughout Turner Sports\u2019 coverage of the 2024-25 NBA season and the 2025 NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>If the past 24 years have taught us anything, Barkley\u2019s farewell journey promises to be one for the ages.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Charles Barkley contract details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, Barkley signed a lucrative 10-year contract with TNT, rumored to exceed $100 million, but with a crucial caveat: an opt-out clause if TNT loses its NBA broadcasting rights.<\/p>\n<p>As uncertainty looms over TNT\u2019s future NBA coverage, Barkley hinted at exploring opportunities with other networks. However, he reaffirmed his commitment to retiring from television after next season, effectively ending his illustrious broadcasting career.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Barkley dropped the mic during NBA TV\u2019s postgame analysis of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, revealing that he\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":38662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3051,826],"class_list":["post-17920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-charles-barkley","tag-nba"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}