Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley Cancels Retirement Plans, Will Stay With TNT Sports for “Years to Come”
Charles Barkley won’t be retiring after all. The TNT Sports personality and Inside the NBA co-host will be staying with Warner Bros. Discovery and TNT Sports even after the next NBA season. TNT Sports said Tuesday that Barkley has “reaffirmed his commitment” to the company, which will see him “exclusively contribute to TNT Sports for […]
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Charles Barkley Says He Will Retire From TV After 2024-25 Season
Charles Barkley revealed on Friday that he would be retiring from his duties as a longtime TV broadcaster following the 2024-25 season. The NBA legend has served as a studio host for TNT’s Inside the NBA since 2000. His announcement also came amid Warner Bros. Discovery’s uncertainty regarding its media rights to the NBA next year, talks in which […]
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TV Ratings: CNN’s ‘King Charles’ Premiere Flops
The reign of King Charles — the CNN show, not the British monarch — began rather quietly Wednesday. The weekly show, hosted by Gayle King and Charles Barkley, drew just 501,00 viewers for its debut, according to same-day Nielsen ratings (it adjusted up a little from 486,000 in fast nationals). It finished a distant third among the […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery Bets That ‘Inside the NBA’ Can Give It an Edge in Unusual Upfront
With the writers strike sowing doubt about long-term scripted entertainment, and the overall advertising market still in a downturn, Warner Bros. Discovery and other major media companies are now leaning into a form of entertainment that has proven to be resilient: Live sports. And it is a particularly strong moment for sports at WBD, which […]
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Gayle King and Charles Barkley to Co-Host CNN Show “King Charles” as Chris Licht Seeks Reset for Cable News Channel
In one of the most significant programming moves since joining CNN as its CEO nearly a year ago, Chris Licht has hired CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King and NBA on TNT analyst Charles Barkley to host a weekly primetime program, to be called King Charles. The show was announced on TNT as part of the […]
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Charles Barkley Blasts “Idiot” Kyrie Irving, Says He Should Have Been Suspended for Promoting Antisemitic Film
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal had a lot to say after Kyrie Irving was recently criticized for sharing a link to a documentary that features antisemitic tropes. During TNT’s Inside the NBA on Tuesday, the analysts shared their thoughts about the Brooklyn Nets star tweeting a link to the 2018 film Hebrews to Negroes: Wake […]
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TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ Team Locks in Long-Term Deals
Warner Bros. Discovery is putting a sizable bet down that it will be part of the NBA’s next media rights deal. The conglomerate’s sports division has signed long-term deals with Inside the NBA hosts Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. Terms weren’t disclosed, but WBD Sports said in announcing the deals that […]
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Bill Russell, Boston Celtics Legend and the NBA’s Ultimate Winner, Dies at 88
Off the court, he was a champion for civil rights: "He represented things that were right while he had something to lose."
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Charles Barkley Says COVID-19 Vaccinations Should be Mandatory for All Pro Athletes
Charles Barkley did not hold back when asked his opinion about those who choose to forgo the COVID-19 vaccination. In a recent interview with CNBC, the NBA icon-turned analyst said, “The only people who are not vaccinated are just assholes. Yes, I’m vaccinated. Everybody should be vaccinated. Period.” Barkley, who is known for being outspoken […]
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Charles Barkley Faces Backlash Over Breonna Taylor Comments During NBA Pregame Show
Charles Barkley on Thursday night was immediately blasted on social media after he appeared, to some, to defend the police officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor.
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‘SNL’: Charles Barkley Spoofs Public Broadcasting, Dating Shows in Fourth Hosting Gig
The retired NBA player was also joined by A-Rod in a special cameo.
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‘SNL’ Spoofs the Oscars, Hollywood Sexual Harassment Scandals with “The Grabbies” Awards
The sketch comes just ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards.
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