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

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.»

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The NBA has been negotiating its next media rights deals, which would begin in the 2025-26 season. While the league hasn't announced what the deals will look like, Disney/ABC/ESPN, Amazon, NBC and Warner Bros. Discovery have been vying for what's reported to be three available packages of games and affiliated content worth an estimated $76 billion to the league over a decade.

If Warner Bros. Discovery is the odd media company out, it would mean the end of games on TNT and no more «Inside the NBA.»

«I hope the NBA stays with TNT, but for me personally, I wanted you guys to hear it from me… I wanted to tell my