News about Charles Barkley

Fans expressed their concerns earlier this week after a worrying photo emerged of Jordan, 61, watching a Champions League soccer match in Monaco on Thursday. As he watched on from the stands, the six-time NBA champion's eyes looked worryingly yellow in the picture, with a number of users speculating that he could be suffering from jaundice wrought by alcohol abuse or elevated melanin pigment on the surface of the eye.

NBA fans believe they have unmasked the secret new girlfriend of Shaquille O'Neal: influencer Maria Ozuna Teachey. The influencer, who has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram, posted a picture on social media inviting fans to guess who she is with. The man in the picture towers over her and has his hands over her breasts. His face is hidden from view. 'Can y'all guess who(se) feet? #loveyou' Teachey wrote as a caption. 

Shaquille O'Neal has again started a public sparring session with NBA on TNT colleague Charles Barkley over the criticism surrounding WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark. Clark's rookie season with the Indiana Fever has been under a microscope. As the No 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft in April, she's been at the forefront of a massive rise in popularity in women's basketball. The surge comes alongside Clark being a All-Star in her rookie season and setting the WNBA single-season assists record on Friday.

Charles Barkley has slammed the media for playing the 'race card' over Tyreek Hill's detainment on Sunday, and suggested that the Dolphins star should have acted differently in the scenario.   While on the way to Hard Rock Stadium before the Dolphins' matchup with the Jaguars, Hill was pulled from his McLaren and forced onto the ground after being pulled over by the cops for driving at 60mph. And while the Dolphins have hit out at the police for their 'overly aggressive' handling of Hill - with CNN also welcoming him on air to tell his side of the story - Barkley believes the incident has not been covered correctly.

Carroll Dawson, the longtime Houston Rockets general manager and assistant coach, has passed away at the age of 86, the team announced on Monday. No cause of death was given. Dawson first rose to fame while as a basketball star at Baylor in the now-defunct Southwest Conference before getting drafted to the Army. Dawson's first coaching job was at his alma mater from 1973-1977. The Bears did not make a postseason appearance with him at the helm, and he finished with a head coaching overall record of 44-51.

Charles Barkley appeared on The Bill Simmons Podcast this week to deliver a much-anticipated update the future of Inside the NBA and his co-hosts, Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith could 'Hey, everything is on the board,' the 61-year-old TNT Sports analyst told Simmons. 'Hey Bill, as I told you earlier, I have, we have zero f***ing idea what's going to happen after this year. Zero.' The ongoing mystery over Barkley's future, as well as that of his Inside the NBA co-hosts, remains a major topic heading into TNT's final year of its media deal with the league.

Charles Barkley believes Caitlin Clark's 'petty' WNBA peers have 'f***ed up' her rookie season, as the former NBA star slammed the 'jealousness' that she's faced in the league. Clark, this year's No. 1 overall pick for the Indiana Fever, has had a stellar first pro season and has also helped the league smash viewership and attendance records. At the same time, she's also been on the wrong end of five flagrant fouls - including a now-infamous bodycheck from the Chicago Sky's Chennedy Carter - and Barkley can't seem to wrap his head around the way she's been treated by some.

TNT recently suffered a massive blow in the form of 'Inside the NBA,' but they are now engaged in 'preliminary' talks regarding another sports property. The network will no longer carry the iconic basketball show after this upcoming NBA season, as the league rejected its offer for media rights last month. Now, however, TNT could get back in the game with LIV Golf, with Front Office Sports reporting there have been 'exploratory' discussions going on between LIV and TNT's parent company Turner.

Charles Barkley claims he gave up at least $100million to remain with TNT - in order to protect the jobs of his co-workers. The 61-year-old is part of the hugely popular Inside the NBA crew, which also includes presenter Ernie Johnson Jr and analysts Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal. The former 76ers, Suns and Rockets star initially announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2024-25 NBA season - when TNT will stop carrying NBA games.

Team USA men's basketball squad needs to win a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Paris or start looking for a new homeland, according to TNT analyst and original Dream Team star Charles Barkley. 'Listen, if they lose, we can't let them back in the country,' Barkley told Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George's podcast.' 'We can't. I'll tell them, 'You can't come back.' The US faces Serbia in the semifinals of the Paris Games on Thursday night. The Americans are 2-0 against Serbia this summer, winning an exhibition last month and then winning again in the Olympic opener for both teams.

Charles Barkley will be staying with TNT through the remainder of his 10-year, $210million contract despite the company no longer carrying NBA games after next season. This comes as a surprise after Barkley announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2024-25 NBA season. It also effectively signals the end of a bidding war for Barkley's services between ESPN, NBC, and Amazon - who all showed interest in bringing the Hall-of-Famer into their stables for NBA coverage.

The Australian Opals are in the box seat to contest the medal rounds at the 2024 Paris Olympics but the Boomers have a mountain to climb to repeat the heroics of the Tokyo Games - and Shane Heal thinks a very controversial selection could come back to haunt them.

Basketball Hall of Famer and 'Inside the NBA' analyst Charles Barkley has released a statement after the NBA rejected TNT Sports' bid to match an offer for the league's rights. TNT was in a competition with Amazon, NBC, and ESPN to try and keep their hold on the rights for the world's top basketball league. Barkley, who has been on the air with TNT since 2000, expressed his displeasure with the decision.

Stephen A. Smith slammed TNT for their failed attempt to keep TV rights with the NBA past this upcoming season. On Wednesday, the NBA announced a new 11-year TV deal with current partners ESPN/ABC and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video, turning down TNT Sports' right to match. According to the league, Turner 'did not match the terms' of a bid by Amazon. Following the announcement, Smith took to his podcast and blasted the network over fumbling the deal with the league.

The NBA has rejected TNT Sports' bid to match Amazon's media rights deal with the league, which has now officially announced its $77 billion TV deal with the streaming service, ESPN and NBC. The deal is an 11-year pact, and likely means that TNT Sports is entering its final year as an NBA broadcast partner. TNT Sports had matched Amazon's $1.8 billion offer this week, but the NBA is rejecting that bid, which could result in a legal battle between the network and the league, according to The Athletic.

The NBA is 'reviewing' TNT Sports' $1.8billion media-rights offer, matching the deal it struck with Amazon Prime earlier this month.  TNT Sports announced earlier Monday its intention to match one of the offers the NBA accepted, with the league confirming receipt of the contract.   'We've received WBD's proposal and are in the process of reviewing it,' an NBA spokesperson told DailyMail.com

The 61-year-old Barkley appeared on CNBC's 'Closing Bell' from Lake Tahoe, Nevada on Thursday, as he explained his loyalty to TNT and its parent company - Warner Bros. Discovery. The former Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets, and Phoenix Suns star has a year left on his $10million, 10-year contract with TNT, which coincides with the network's agreement with the NBA to broadcast games until after the 2024-25 season.

Jason Kelce has opened up on the secret to his success on the golf course while taking part in this week's celebrity tournament at Lake Tahoe. Kelce is one of several high-profile names competing in the 2024 American Century Championship, along with actors Rob McElhenney and Miles Teller, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and many more. And as he battles it out with a number of famous faces in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the retired Philadelphia Eagles legend has revealed that sinking a few beers during rounds actually improves his game - so long as he doesn't overdo it.

Jason Kelce has opened up on the 'last-minute' gift wife Kylie bought him for this week's celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe. Kelce is taking part in the 2024 American Century Championship - a televised golf event where athletes and celebrities compete to raise money for charity - along with a number of other high-profile figures. NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, actors Rob McElhenney and Miles Teller and NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers are amongst the other famous faces playing in the tournament.

Samuel L. Jackson does commercials with Charles Barkley and considers Michael Jordan among his close friends, so it's no surprise to see 75-year-old Hollywood icon vacationing with Magic Johnson in coastal French town of Saint-Tropez. At 6-foot-9, and without any hat or sunglasses, the 65-year-old Johnson was easily identifiable to passerby, but Jackson was somewhat more inconspicuous. Sporting a bucket hat and sunglasses, Jackson was able to enjoy some gelato by himself on a bench at one point, while Johnson - an international celebrity going on four decades now - greeted fans inside the gelataria.

Tributes are pouring in after the death of legendary baseball player Willie Mays, with Barack Obama, Charles Barkley and Derek Jeter among those to pay tribute to the MLB and Negro League icon. Mays, whose storied career spanned from 1948-1973 was remembered as a 'wonderfully warm and generous person' by the 44th President Obama, who shared a photo of the pair together. 'Willie Mays wasn't just a singular athlete, blessed with an unmatched combination of grace, skill and power, 'Obama wrote on X. 

Shaquille O'Neal has never struggled to occupy his time. Since becoming a household name at Louisiana State, the Big Aristotle has moonlighted as an actor, DJ, commercial pitchman, and an investor while primarily focusing on his careers as a player and an analyst. But with his Inside the NBA co-host Charles Barkley announcing his intention to retire after the 2024-25 season, when TNT Sports will lose its media rights to the league, the 52-year-old appears to be at a crossroads. 'I'm glad I have different options to fall back on,' O'Neal told Draymond Green's podcast earlier this month. Will he remain an analyst at a rival network? Focus on his growing real estate empire? Release a sequel to his 1994 video game, Shaq Fu? The following is a look at the various areas O'Neal could turn as Barkley, his long-time partner in crime , exits stage left. Shaq's job title might be changing, but it's still the big fella's world and there are no shortage of possibilities.

Already a Hall of Fame player, Charles Barkley is closing the door on his equally impressive broadcasting career with TNT Sports. Now DailyMail.com looks back on his remarkable run. 'I just want to say, I've talked to all the other networks, but I ain't going nowhere other than TNT,' Barkley told NBA TV after the Dallas Mavericks ' Game 4 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. 'I have made the decision myself, no matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television.'

NBA fans have been left crushed by the news that Charles Barkley will be calling time on his legendary broadcasting career at the end of next season. Speaking after the NBA Finals Game 4 between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, Barkley revealed the 2024-25 campaign will be his last as an analyst after making the decision to hang up his mic after 25 years. The former Philadelphia 76ers star's shock announcement comes alongside the controversial decision to axe 'Inside the NBA' - the show he has worked on since 2000 - at the end of next season with TNT expected to lose rights to show the sport.