Barkley reveals he’s retiring from TV after 2024-25

Charles Barkley claimed the next campaign will be his final one on television.

Barkley, an unreplaceable part of the highly popular, award-winning “Inside the NBA” studio show, shared that the 2024-25 campaign will be his last with TNT and that he won’t be joining any other network after that.

BREAKING: After 25 years, Charles Barkley says he’s going to retire from TV after next season.

“No matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television.”pic.twitter.com/HzP4MfKH7G

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“I will not sign with any network than TNT,” Charles shared on NBATV after the Dallas Mavericks’ Game 4 triumph against the Boston Celtics. “But I have made the choice that no matter the circumstances, next year is going to be my last year on TV. And I just want to share my gratitude to each person that watched me and liked me. You guys have been phenomenal to me. I can’t be more happy with my television career.”

The league has been negotiating its next media rights contracts, which would start in the 2025-26 campaign. TNT would lose its rights, and that would be the end of the “Inside the NBA.”