That makes sense. Barkley can avoid the drama over what’s going to happen and wait to see how things shake out. If he wants to sign on, nobody is going to remember his retirement announcement. If he doesn’t like what’s happening he can stay retired.
On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 9:52 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe. Barkley is honest in the sense of being transparent about whatever > he is thinking or feeling at the moment, but is not always accurate in > reporting what he will be thinking or feeling in the next moment. He has > given signs in recent months that he is pissed with WBD management’s > handling of the NBA Rights negotiation, and that he won’t work with anyone > but Ernie and his crew, and like everyone else he can see TNT is losing the > NBA, and he is the kind of guy who wants to be in control of himself, and > just not wait around for TNT to announce it’s over. > > I would take an even money bet though that if Amazon offered to license > the show from TNT if Barkley stayed, he would. > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Sat, 15 Jun 2024 at 6:14 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Regardless of what happens with the show or the next TV package, Barkley >> said next season ('24-'25) will be his last. >> >> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/charles-barkley-retiring-tnt-after-2024-25-season-1235923555/ >> (link) >> B >> >> M-D November, to Greg Diener, PGage and moi, May 29th: >> >> Couldn't NBC/Comcast just pay WBD to produce Inside the NBA for them? I >> realize it's not the ideal option, but a) the studio show appears to be >> universally beloved, and b) NBC hasn't had the NBA or any meaningful >> basketball outside of Olympic play in years, so this immediately gives them >> a credible studio crew. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/223084af-f380-4ee0-8459-0a2bc6cb6cb9n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/223084af-f380-4ee0-8459-0a2bc6cb6cb9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BbZqJViDsWw25ABp33w9shLYEoWAVpQzKvTXVxrAc%3D6w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BbZqJViDsWw25ABp33w9shLYEoWAVpQzKvTXVxrAc%3D6w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGVFiv5WmgWGQjyPhpQQk4wOhoEa6TdOTVtvXingQJjZw%40mail.gmail.com.
