CHARLES BARKLEY

Charles Barkley put the rest of his life into focus as he spoke glowingly about becoming a grandparent at age 60 in an interview on "60 Minutes" Sunday.

Charles Barkley called college basketball a travesty and a disgrace during an interview with “60 Minutes” on Sunday night. With the country in full March Madness mode and the Final Four right around the corner, Barkley said he is angry. “The college game is a travesty and disgrace,” Barkley said. “I think they know that I’m gonna be honest,” Barkley said when asked why people listen to him. “I’m gonna be fair.

Being great "doesn’t give you a right to be a jerk,” Barkley told "60 Minutes."

Charles Barkley kept his critiques of Kevin Durant as hot as ever as he sat down with "60 Minutes" on CBS on Sunday. Durant is playing for the Phoenix Suns.

Charles Barkley made his thoughts clear about the current state of college sports in an interview with "60 Minutes" on CBS on Sunday.

"I got to live my dream." Charles Barkley tells 60 Minutes how he went from Leeds, Alabama, to the top of the world.

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has always been a straight shooter. His legendary candor has led to a successful broadcasting career, but it was also the catalyst that ended his friendship with Michael Jordan.

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has always been a straight shooter. His legendary candor has led to a successful broadcasting career, but it was also the catalyst that ended his friendship with Michael Jordan.

Charles Barkley took issue with NCAA president Charlie Baker's plan to give Washington, D.C., lawmakers a voice in how they organization handles NIL deals.

Hall of Famer and TV analyst Charles Barkley said Friday he used to shower in his uniform after games to get it clean when teams would fly commercial.

NBA Hall of Famer and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley poked fun at former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins on Thursday, who finds himself in hot water over comments made over MVP voting.

Charles Barkley is once again sounding off on Kevin Durant, saying he needs to win a third championship to cement his status with other NBA all-time greats.

The former NBA All-Star confirmed reports that he is having talks with CNN about hosting a new show but quashed the possibility of being on-air five nights a week.

Charles Barkley has not shied away from dishing out criticism, especially as it pertains to Kevin Durant. But, Barkley says the Suns presents Durant with a special opportunity.

Kevin Durant watched the Phoenix Suns from afar over the past few years, admiring the budding nucleus of Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton.

These are the prices you pay for a 28-year-old Kevin Durant, not an injury-prone 34-year-old.

A new report indicates that CNN is seriously considering former NBA all-star and longtime TNT sports analyst Charles Barkley to fill its vacant primetime lineup.

Given the hype about Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns, Arizona needs a devil’s advocate. I volunteer.

Former NBA standout and current television analyst wasn’t shy speaking out about Kyrie Irving.

Charles Barkley was asked about the comparison of careers between Tom Brady and LeBron James and gave a surprising answer to the question.

The last time Charles Barkley spoke with Michael Jordan was close to a decade ago. Aapparently, Jordan cursed Barkley out during their last phone call.

NBA Hall of Famer and analyst Charles Barkley defended referees in last Saturday's game between the Lakers and the Celtics, using a political angle in his argument.

In true Charles Barkley fashion, he roasted the Lakers by mispronouncing the name of the recently acquired, Rui Hachimura. Shaq said he preferred the team landed another player.

NBA analyst Charles Barkley made a political joke on Thursday when discussing the voting process for the All-Star Game, which will take place on February 19th.

NBA analyst Charles Barkley says he's tired of talking about the Los Angeles Lakers because they "stink." Barkley made the comments during halftime of a Lakers-Celtics game.

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant responded on Twitter to NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley saying Durant is "insecure at times." Durant referred to Barkley as "this clown."

The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night and their performance underscored Charles Barkley's critiques before tip-off.

Charles Barkley said the “NBA dropped the ball” when responding to the Kyrie Irving controversy. On Tuesday’s “Inside the NBA,” Barkley said Irving should be suspended. Charles Barkley on Kyrie Irving#NBATwitter pic.twitter.com/dnlykjx6i4 — 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣’ 𝙉𝘽𝘼 (@_Talkin_NBA) November 1, 2022“I think he should have been suspended him,” Barkley said. –– Charles Barkley on Kyrie Irving(🎥: @NBAonTNT)pic.twitter.com/X9j1rSJsCs — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) November 2, 2022Commentator - and former player - Reggie Miller didn’t hold back either, saying it is only other players to step up. You can’t go silent in terms of this for Kyrie Irving.

Charles Barkley had strong words for Kyrie Irving, saying the Brooklyn Nets guard should have been suspended for his comments about a film Irving posted to Twitter.

Charles Barkley passed, barely. During TNT’s coverage of the NBA on Wednesday, Shaquille O’Neal challenged the former Auburn star to spell “spectacular.” And he bet $10,000. Kenny Smith took a peek at what Barkley had written down before the analyst came up with the right combination of letters to complete the task. “Let me look at that camera right now,” Barkley said after passing the pop quiz. “I haven’t had that much to brag on this year, but let me go ahead and say it: War Damn Eagle.

When a boy walked up to Shaquille O'Neal at a basketball game, he extended his hand for a shake. But the former NBA player turned him down for something better – a hug.

Charles Barkley will not be leaving TNT or the “Inside the NBA” crew for the foreseeable future.

Charles Barkley is locked into TNT for the foreseeable future as he reportedly agreed to a massive 10-year contract extension after flirting with LIV Golf.

The basketball legend was a champion not just on the court but off it—through his groundbreaking activism for racial justice.

“I just can’t pick the Warriors because I hate their fans,” Barkley said earlier this week. Warriors fans threw shirts and liquids at Barkley while he was on the “NBA on TNT” set. Chuck, sit down man,” Ernie Johnson said. Chuck, sit down man!" Andrew Wiggins added 18 points and 10 rebounds, Draymond Green scored 17 points and Curry had 15 points and nine assists for Golden State.

"Sit down, Chuck," TNT colleague Kenny Smith told Barkley when the feud appeared to take a serious turn.

Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 27 points. That’s how many the Suns scored in the first half.

The NBA on TNT guys are always having fun on set at the expense of the current NBA players they cover or one another. Shaquille O’Neal has […]

The “ManningCast” so popular on “Monday Night Football” is coming to major championship golf.

TNT analyst Charles Barkley rarely holds back on his opinions.

Barkley "guaranteed" a win for the Kansas Jayhawks, and they mounted an incredible comeback against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The NBA celebrated its diamond anniversary with a sparkling tribute to honor 75 years on the hardwood floor.

The NBA is honoring its 75th anniversary team during the All-Star Game, but the league won’t be able to duplicate the magic from 25 years ago in its return to Cleveland.

James Harden will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers in games Friday and Saturday night.

Kevin Durant wanted no part of James Harden on the day their partnership in Brooklyn ended.

Charles Barkley, LeBron James, and the NBA on TNT crew could not help but jab Kevin Durant over skipping James Harden in the All-Star draft.

When the 1980's began, the NBA “was in trouble.”.

The Dallas Mavericks are set to retire Dirk Nowitzki's No. 41 against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

Basketball fans hoping to buy something from Bill Russell’s memorabilia collection should expect some big-name competition.

Jussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack downtown Chicago nearly three years ago.

For the NBA’s 75th anniversary team, 75 players weren’t enough.

NBA legend and business mogul Shaquille O'Neal explains why he's wary of cryptocurrencies.

Basketball Hall of Famer and Alabama native Charles Barkley will headline a COVID vaccine rally at Legion Field in Birmingham later this month. Barkley will be the featured speaker at a vaccine rally, hosted by the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center on Aug. 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Next Saturday at Legion Field, I can’t believe I’m going back to Legion Field,” said Barkley, who played basketball at Auburn and frequently attends the Iron Bowl. “You know, I got screwed last summer because of the [NBA playoff] bubble,” Barkley said. “This summer, I’m just getting screwed by dummies who won’t get the vaccine and won’t wear their masks so we can get this thing under control and get back to normal.”

After a realtively “normal” 2020-21 season, the NBA Finals are upon us, and on Tuesday night, two teams are rather unfamiliar to the big stage will meet, as the Phoenix Suns get set to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Western Conference Champion Suns enter the Finals for the first time since Charles Barkley led the team to the Finals back in 1993. Watch the NBA Finals on FuboTV (7-day free trial)Milwaukee is back in the Finals for the first time in over in almost five decades. What: NBA FinalsWho: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Phoenix Suns (Game 1)When: Tuesday, July 6Time: 9:00 p.m. ETWhere: Phoenix Suns Arena (Phoenix, Ariz.)Channel: ABCStream: FuboTV (7-day free trial)

The Phoenix Suns are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in 28 years, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 to close out the Western Conference finals in six games.

Charles Oakley has a memoir coming out next year that includes a brief assist from former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan.

The Philadelphia 76ers have to figure out if Ben Simmons can be fixed in the offseason.

Charles Barkley said he is working until the age of 60, then he’s done. Barkley, 58, said Turner has told him to stop with his long-running joke where he makes fun of the women of San Antonio. “I mean, they won’t even let me talk about San Antonio anymore when I’m always talking about their big ole women down in San Antonio. ”I’m trying to hang on for another couple of years until I’m 60 and then they can kiss my ass. Did you miss any part of Grant & Danny's double dip with NBA Hall of Famer and @NBAonTNT Analyst Charles Barkley?

The NHL needs crossover appeal, and with its new media rights partnership with Turner Sports, it's the perfect time to add Charles Barkley to its coverage.

The Reserve golf course at Moonlight Basin in Montana will be the host for the next edition of The Match, a celebrity fundraising golf match.

“The Great One” is headed from the front office to a cable television studio.

The 2.1 million ballots were already counted by Maricopa County election officials, validated in a partial hand recount and certified by Gov. Doug Ducey. Two extra audits confirmed no issues.

The legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election is being tested at the aging Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, which once played host to NBA games, roller derby and wrestling matches.

On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where Sir Charles Barkley once dunked basketballs and Hulk Hogan wrestled King Kong Bundy, 46 tables are arrayed in neat rows, each with a Lazy Susan in the middle. Seated at the tables are several dozen people, mostly Republicans, who spend hours watching ballots spin by, photographing them or inspecting them closely. This is Arizona’s extraordinary, partisan audit of the 2020 election results in the state's most populous county — ground zero for former President Donald Trump and a legion of his supporters who have refused to accept his loss in Arizona or in other battleground states.

The National Hockey League is coming to TNT.

President Joe Biden and celebrities including Billy Crystal and Lin-Manuel Miranda are part of a TV special aimed at boosting COVID-19 vaccination rates.

FILE - Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue, just unveiled, honoring the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers great, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, in this Friday, April 6, 2018, file photo. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, of natural causes. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side. When the Lakers moved to Los Angeles in 1960, Baylor became the centerpiece of their Hollywood revival. A Los Angeles County jury unanimously ruled in the Clippers’ favor in March 2011, refusing to award any damages.

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts after making a basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Philadelphia. “The fans are always there for me when I play,” Embiid said. Ad“It’s nice to have a big guy in the MVP talk,” Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal told The Associated Press. AdHe is trying to become the first Sixer to win NBA MVP — the fans call it an MVBiid campaign — since Iverson in 2001. Nobody can guard you.’ I think that’s a big reason he’s having the season he’s having.”Morey, though, is fine with Embiid shooting from deep.

1 overall pick on Antetokounmpo — the NBA’s two-time reigning MVP from Milwaukee — in the draft for Sunday’s All-Star Game in Atlanta. Kevin Durant, who will not play in the All-Star Game because of injury but still is the captain for Team Durant, took Brooklyn teammate Kyrie Irving with his first pick. This is the fourth year of the NBA's playing captain format for the All-Star Game. It’s the All-Star Game, so there’s going to be some shenanigans out there. AdTHE COACHESRivers, who played in one All-Star Game, is coaching the game for the third time.

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots against Philadelphia 76ers during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Booker scored 36 points, Chris Paul added 18 points and 10 assists and the rising Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 120-111 on Saturday for their fifth straight victory. Saric and Jae Crowder each hit 3-pointers to open the fourth quarter and extend the Suns' lead to 92-81. The Suns had an 11-2 run which gave them a 113-99 lead with 3:15 left to close out the win. E’Twaun Moore had 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting, Cam Johnson had nine points and Crowder added eight points and four rebounds.

James’ push of the 76ers big man got him hit with a flagrant 1 and Embiid cried foul. Harris swished a jumper with 3 seconds left, ending the Lakers’ 13-0 run and sending Philadelphia to a 107-106 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The 76ers lead the East at 13-6 and the Lakers are 14-5 in the West. James hit Anthony Davis for the go-ahead basket with 11.2 seconds to go for a 106-105 lead and cap that run. YOU AGAINGreen and backup center Dwight Howard played key roles in the Lakers’ championship last season.

You knew after James Harden forced his way out of Houston that “Inside the NBA” would be must-watch TV. It didn’t work out. It didn’t work out. When you say, ‘I gave you everything,’ I say, ‘No, you didn’t.’”O’Neal said it’s championship or bust for Harden. James Harden and Kyrie Irving have never shown me, ‘I just want to win.

FORT WORTH, Texas FORT WORTH, TexasJim Nantz will be alone in the broadcast booth when the PGA Tour resumes its schedule Thursday. In announcing the broadcast and productions plans for the return to golf, CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus said the network would have what Nantz dubbed a confession cam." McManus also said the network has been working more aggressively to have players wear microphones, and that CBS already has received commitments from some players. If you had a chance to hear from 30 players in the field, you can't imagine what a difference that could make to our broadcast. And he'll be calling action at an event with no spectators, a policy of the PGA Tour for five straight tournaments until the Memorial on July 16-19.

Another appeal to the Sunday made-for-TV exhibition, The Match: Champions for Charity, is a chance to see Tiger Woods swing a golf club for the first time in 98 days. One difference is the players will be in their own carts, whereas the four PGA Tour players last week carried their bags. Mickelson won their first made-for-TV match over Thanksgiving weekend in 2018, a pay-per-view event that ran into technical problems and was free for all. Woods was going for his seventh straight PGA Tour victory when Mickelson beat him at Torrey Pines in 2000. After this exhibition, golf has two weeks before the PGA Tour is set to return at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates after sinking his putt on the 18th green to win during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. PGA stars Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will play their long-anticipated rematch on May 24 at 3 p.m., AT&T's WarnerMedia announced on Thursday. The charity golf outing will be held at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. Woods and Mickelson last competed in an exclusive event in November 2018 at the Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas. The pair played in a $9 million winner-take-all prize in Las Vegas, which resulted in Mickelson beating Woods on the 22nd hole.

Former NBA star Charles Barkley is generous with the millions of dollars he accumulated over his 16-season career. That was after he won "about $700,000," he told O'Brien in a separate interview in 2014. "When I'm at restaurants, I am a big tipper," the retired NBA star told Jimmy Kimmel in 2017. As for the valet, they'll get about $300 for parking his car, O'Neal told Kimmel. He seems to follow Barkley's rule of thumb: "The more successful you are, the more you should tip," Barkley told O'Brien.

Charles Barkley is apologizing after making "unacceptable" comments toward a female journalist this week. Axios reporter Alexi McCammond tweeted late Tuesday that the retired NBA basketball player told her, "I don't hit women but if I did I would hit you." McCammond said she immediately objected to the comments, and that Barkley told her she "couldn't take a joke." "My comment was inappropriate and unacceptable," Barkley said Wednesday in a statement issued by representatives. Correction: This story has been updated to correct when Axios reporter Alexi McCammond tweeted about her exchange with Charles Barkley.