Charles Barkley says he's retiring after 2024-25 season

“I hope the NBA stays with TNT, but for me personally, I wanted you guys to hear it from me … I wanted to tell my NBATV and TNT family that I’m not going to another network, but I’m going to pass the baton to either Jamal Crawford or Vince Carter or you Steve (Smith),” Barkley said. “But next year, I’m going to just retire after 25 years, and I just wanted to say thank you. And I wanted y’all to hear it from me first.” -via ESPN / June 15, 2024

Kendrick Perkins on Charles Barkley’s comments: “I don’t mind to be a punching bag, I don’t mind that. But don’t call me no damn roach, bro. I ain’t on that. Don’t call me no roach, bro. Come on, dog. That’s the worst of the worst. From another black man to another black man, you can’t never call nobody no roach. You might as well spit in my face. That was raw. We kill roaches in black neighborhoods. Roaches everywhere. Come on, man. As a black man to another black man, you can’t never call nobody no roach. You might as well spit in my face.” -via YouTube / June 13, 2024

“Listen, I wish I had a job next year. I’m on LinkedIn. I put on my resume, [and] they are like, ‘You never had a real job’. I said that’s not my fault.” Charles Barkley jokes about his future at TNT 😂 -via x.com / June 11, 2024