It’s not uncommon for us to sit back and enjoy laughing at Charles Barkley and his antics, usually on “Inside the NBA.”
However, come next year, we will have to get our Barkley fix a different way as he has announced next year will be his final year on television.
The announcement comes as the NBA has been shopping networks for a new national TV rights deal, leaving the future of “Inside the NBA” equally up-in-the-air. It had been widely accepted that Barkley would find himself a new deal regardless, but it turns out he doesn’t want it.
Read More: UPROXX
Charles Barkley announces retirement: "No matter what happens, next year's gonna be my last year on television" pic.twitter.com/kXvYacIntK
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) June 15, 2024

