Charles Barkley on Turning Download NBC, Current Contract Issues with Espn/TNT

1. TNT JUST FINIDARING ITS FINAL RGULAR Season after a 36-Year Run with the NBA. OnCE The Playoffs Are Completed, TNT Will Be Done with the NBA. TNT’s Iconic Studio Show, Though, Featureing Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal, Will Continue on.

Inside the NBA Will Remain a TNT Production; Howver, The Show Will Air On ABC/Espn Instead of TNT. Espn, Supposeedly, will have Nothing to do with the show. The Deal Calls for Espn to Only Air The Show on Its Network.

How dos carles barkley feel about I asked him that Question on the Latest Episode of Si Media with Jimmy Traina.

“The Only Thing i’m Working Out now is trying to Figure out the lendth of my Deal,” said Barkley. I have seven years left on my Deal. There’s no f — ing Way I’m working for seven years. Said, I Think I Can Give You Guys Two Years. Hello of it. ”

Barkley Further Explained, “I’m Happy With Everything Except The Length. Now.

While Barley is happy with everything on the Espn End, He’s Far from Thrilled with the TNT Part of this Unusual Deal.

“TNT WANTS to Do some Stuff, Too,” barKley reviewed. “We’re Gonna Do A Pilot This Week. Crazy.

“It’s anhnor and privilege to work for espn, but I’m not gonna be Going on First Take,, Get up,, Sportscenter,, PAT MCAfee. That S-T’t winna hapet. That was my first Gripe, to be honest with you. ”

“Secondly, OK, TNT SAIS, Guys We Wanna TRY to Do Something. But what does that mean. Question. What is we gonna do? Well, we’re gonna try to do language with you first guys like every week or every Couple of Weeks. That’s not and answeer to my Question.

The lot of information from TNT and Potential for Extra Work is not sitting well with barkley.

“We’re Gonna Tape the First Pilot This Week and See What Happy,” said barKley. “It Goes Back to My Original Point. Schedule and work for ABC/ESPN.

What aco Isnt Happy is Barkley Leaving TNT. There is been speeculation that amazon, which will be a new nba Partner in the 2025-26 Season, and NBC, Who will be back in Business with the nba Next Season, Would Pursue Barkley.

During the PodCast, Barkley SHED Light on What Good with Both of Those Outlets.

“Amazon, they Did’s Get Anywhere,” barKley Divulged. “We had a couple of meetings, but Did’s get anywhere.

“I Got A FIRM OFFR from NBC. When Football’s Over, They Went to Three Nights A Week. Me More Money, It WasnT Work It for Me from A Work StandPoint. ”

You can liven to the full interview with barKley on Si Media with Jimmy Traina Below. Other Topics Discussed Include Barkley’s Regret Over Using The Term “Big OL ‘B-Es” Last WeK when referring to San Antonio Women, His Theeds on Stephen A. Smith Running For Presentent, The NBA Playoffs and Much More.

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2. Where I checked the record for the first weekend of the niba playoffs, I was pleaasantly Surprised to see that there was no late games for those of us on the eastern. Bucks-Pacers Tips at 1 PM, Clippers-Nuggets at 3:30 PM, Pistons-Knicks at 6 PM and Timberwolves-Lakers at 8:30 PM that is a Perfect Sature Schedule.

Hower, My Good Mood Took a Quick TURN when I Saw the Joke that Is Taking Place on Sunday. The Magic and Celtics Will Play at 3:30 PM A SNE and Rational Person Wold then Believe that the Warriors and Rockkets Welf Tip Of At Eter 7:30 PM Or 8 PM NOPE. For some unknown reasons, the niba decided to have golden state-houston tip off at 9:30 PM on a Sunday night.

I will expnse nonsense like this from mlb, not the NBA.

3. Another Absolutly Insane Caitlin Clark Ratses Stat. This Year’s Wnba Draft, Whiche Aire Monday Night Drew 1.25 Million viewers. That was download 49% from the Last Season’s Draft, Which Drew 2.45 Million Viewers.

4. Here’s What I Wrote in Traina Thinks Last Wednesday:

“I fake this Crusade Last Year and i’m Going to Fight It Again This Year. But are Completely Impactical in Reality.

What we saw during tedsday’s GRIZZLIES-Warrriors Game Wasn’t Gluttonous or Over-THE-TOP. It was just Flat-Out Strange. How on Earth Can You Eat Spaghetti at a Sporting Event?

There’s a chance that el from some sort of asian noodle Dish, but I stand by My Take. What Happy to Hot Dogs, Nachos and Popcorn?

5. If You’ve Been Reading Me Since the Old Hot Clicks days, you know that I often Say that one of the best things about baseball, compared to other sports, is that you regularly see you Seen before.

Cut to Tuesday’s Cubs-Padres Game. San Diego’s Manny Machado Homered in the Fifth Inning to Break a Scoreless Tie after

6. Ink you’re not supported to say this or not allowed to say this, but the While Thing with Bell Belichick and His Girlfriend is just so wered. This Story, via tHe Athletic, About Belichick’s Girlfriend Having to Be CC’d on All of his University of North Carolina Email is just bizarre.

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