Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently explained why he is planning to remain with TNT's Inside the NBA moving forward.

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.

Charles Barkley has made an important decision about his future as a basketball broadcaster — and it won't involve NBC or Amazon. 'I'm informing NBC that I will

I want to talk about my future because there’s been a lot of stuff going on about my future, and I want to make everything perfectly clear. I’m informing NBC that I

NBA analyst Charles Barkley turned down a contract offer NBC and will cancel meetings with Amazon, so he can work things out at Turner Sports.

Charles Barkley is following his heart. The NBA analyst announced on “The Steam Room” podcast he will remain with Turner Sports, despite reported offers from Amazon and NBC among others. “I’m informing NBC that I will not accept their offer,” he told Ernie Johnson. “I’m gonna cancel my future meetings with Amazon.”