Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Charles Barkley will be with TNT for the foreseeable future, and he is reportedly getting paid handsomely after flirting with LIV Golf over the course of the summer.
Barkley and Turner agreed to a 10-year deal worth more than $100 million deal that could near $200 million, the New York Post reported Monday.
He reportedly has three years on his current deal with TNT and there are questions around whether he would be in broadcasting for the rest of the contract. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Former NBA player Charles Barkley during the LIV Invitational Pro-Am at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, July 28, 2022. (John Jones-USA TODAY Sports) The 59-year-old NBA star said as recently as February he would look to retire once he turns 60.
However, Turner has extended Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith before locking down Barkley. Barkley had openly flirted with the idea of joining LIV Golf as one of their broadcasters.