Barkley’s contract with TNT, which will be honored despite the new licensing arrangement, is massive. He signed a new 10-year deal with the network in 2022 that could be worth up to $210 million. On Tuesday, Charles Barkley had this to say about the latest development:

TNT Sports has agreed to produce 'Inside The NBA' while it airs on ESPN/ABC, but Charles Barkley felt disrespected after not being told about the major changes.

Inside the NBA,” the Emmy-dominating halftime and postgame program starring Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal, will begin airing on ESPN and ABC next season, parent

If I was going to trade somebody that I had respect for and appreciate, I would at least give them a heads up.”

Charles Barkley vented his frustration with how TNT handled the ESPN licensing deal, revealing that the crew was completely left in the dark.

I'm not sure we could handle Barkley and Smith together. After cancellation reports swirled around Inside the NBA, the long-running TNT talk show received some good news early in November. The Warner Bros.

If I was going to trade somebody that I had respect for and appreciate, I would at least give them a heads up.'

Inside the NBA host Charles Barkley will not be censored by ESPN even with the terms of the show's new network deal

Earlier this year, TNT’s Inside the NBA was facing cancellation due to a situation between the eponymous sports league and Warner Bros. Discovery. The tide recently changed in a big way, though, as the aforementioned network and its parent company struck a deal with ESPN to keep the show on the air well beyond the 2025 TV schedule.