Charles Barkley on Team USA: 'If they lose, we won't let them back into the country'

Because I thought I read something where TNT was doing some kind of legal action where they matched the offer and that they should have the right to extend the deal. Is there any truth to that?” CHARLES BARKLEY: “So we filed a lawsuit, but what I think, and I'm talking about my ass, I want to make that clear. What I think, and Adam Silver is smart, I don't think he would put himself in that position, to be honest with you. I think what's up, like I say, I'm just talking, I think the NBA said you can match, but they meant ESPN or NBC, you can't match Amazon's offering.” -via YouTube / August 5, 2024

“Do you think anyone will be able to repeat the success and popularity of the NBA on TNT? CHARLES BARKLEY: Good question. I don't know if anything gives you a chance, to be honest with you. You know, ESPN, which I love, doesn't give anybody a chance to get any chemistry. They're all just throwing things at the wall, like let's get this band together, and they'll do that for like six months to a year, and then it's like, it didn't work. Well, you didn't give it a chance to work.” -via YouTube / August 5, 2024