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.

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.

Charles Barkley wasn’t gonna let the night go by without making a joke about their upcoming move to ESPN next fall.

Charles Barkley seems kind of fed up about the 'Inside the NBA' saga and the uncertainty it has caused recently.

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

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley ripped TNT Sports after learning his "Inside the NBA" program was transitioning to ESPN next season through the internet.

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.

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