Charles Barkley Reveals Classy Reason for Revisiting His Retirement Decision

Charles Barkley announced his decision to retire from broadcasting earlier this year. But with a recent development in the future of Inside the NBA , the Basketball Hall of Famer has since rescinded that decision.

TNT will continue its production of Inside the NBA despite losing media rights to Amazon after this coming NBA season.

Barkley will be on board for the new-look version of the show when it tips off in 2025.

“This is the only place for me,” he said in a statement. “I have to say … I’ve been impressed by the leadership team who is fighting hard and have been aggressive in adding new properties to TNT Sports, which I am very excited about.”

During a recent interview on The Dan Patrick Show , Barkley shared the reason why he decided to revisit his initial retirement decision.

"The reason I'm staying at TNT is so that people can keep their jobs. That does not mean I'm going to stay there forever, I can promise you that... I'm just happy a lot of people at Turner will keep their jobs," Barkley said.

Barkley will take the desk alongside Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny "The Jet" Smith and Ernie Johnson for the final season of Inside the NBA as we know it this coming season.