Charles Barkley Tears Into TNT Execs for Potentially Losing NBA Rights
The era of Inside the NBA on TNT seems to be over, and Charles Barkley is not happy about it.
The NBA legend appeared Thursday on The Dan Patrick Show and ripped into TNT executives for having “screwed this thing up,” saying Warner Bros. Discovery’s seemingly botched effort to retain its NBA games has left staff morale low—and Barkley’s anger high, just a week after appearing on stage during the company’s upfront presentation to advertisers to represent TNT Sports.
“I don’t feel good, I’m not gonna lie—especially when they came out and said we bought college football. I was like, ‘Well damn, they could’ve used that money to buy the NBA,’” the Inside the NBA host said, referring to a deal announced Wednesday for TNT Sports to license college football playoff games from ESPN.