Loyalty still matters to Charles Barkley. Barkley said he will not be joining NBC or Amazon’s basketball coverage beginning in 2025-26 season, instead limiting himself to TNT and/or ESPN/ABC. ESPN has the licensing rights to TNT’s popular “Inside the NBA” show beginning next season and the show will be produced by TNT.

I want to talk about my future, because there's been a lot of stuff going on, I hear, about my future and I want to make everything perfectly clear. I'm informing NBC that I will not accept their offer.

Inside the NBA is one of the most beloved shows on television. The sports studio show — featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith — has won

Charles Barkley has long been one of the most recognizable voices in the NBA landscape, thanks to the excellent work he does with “Inside the NBA.” However, for the better part of a year now, rumors have been circulating about the show and its constituents.

Former NBA player Charles Barkley recently discussed his future in television as NBA media rights transition away from TNT

As perhaps one of the most sought-after television talents in the industry, Charles Barkley always has options. With all of the shifting tectonic plates under Inside the NBA as ESPN and NBC and Amazon drive hard to the hole as they try to build out their rosters,