‘It’s A Sad Day When Owners and Commissioners Choose Money Over Fans’ | Charles Barkley Is Getting $20M Offers Still Calls Out NBA For Wanting To “Break Us Up From The Beginning”

After months of back and forth the NBA has made the decision to grant their television rights to Amazon/NBC following the 2024-25 season. That means the upcoming season will end TNT’s 35-year run which began in 1989. Warner Brothers/Discovery who actually owns TNT matched Amazon’s huge $1.8 billion offer, the powers that be decided to try something different. The biggest reason being the $76B in total revenue they expect to make over the 11 years.& Related: NBA’s $76B Media Deal Is Great For WNBA, Spells Doom For Charles, Kenny, Shaq, Ernie and “Inside The NBA” on TNT (theshadowleague.com) The move drew the ire of Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA on TNT analyst Charles Barkley who’s been with the network and its flagship show “Inside The NBA” since 2000. The outspoken Barkley called out the powers that be for pretty much dismissing the counteroffer made by Warner Bros/Discovery. The move even has Barkley considering retiring at the end of the 2024-25 season.& ESPN is now showing interest in hiring Charles Barkley and the entire cast of "Inside the NBA," per @MMcCarthyREV “The Chuckster could command $20 million-plus offers from the NBA’s new trio of rights partners: newcomer Prime; incumbent ABC/ESPN;...