Charles Barkley on TNT bosses: “They’ve done a really s---y job of keeping us abreast.'
With multiple reports stating that Warner Brothers Discovery/TNT could possibly be on the verge of losing the NBA, Charles Barkley is feeling frustrated. Very frustrated.
TNT’s relationship with the NBA started in 1989, but there’s a strong chance it will be over after next season when the league partners up with ESPN, NBC and Amazon in a new round of television deals., Barkley lamented the possibility of TNT losing the NBA, but also voiced his exasperation with the lack of communication from his WBD bosses.that morale at TNT “sucked.” He also called out WBD CEO and President David Zaslav for saying a few months ago that TNT didn’t need the NBA.
In addition to being disturbed, Barkley is fed up with being kept in the dark about what’s going on with the negotiations between WBD and the NBA. “They’ve done a really sh---y job of keeping us abreast,” said Barkley. “Just say, ‘hey, guys, we’re in the middle of negotiations. It’s 50-50.’ Just say something. We have not discussed it. And I don’t mean for me. The people who work there. They’re the ones on pins and needles. Just say something to let the people be able to breathe a little bit. I can’t imagine having a family and bills. Realistically, you probably gotta start looking for another job.
In addition to his frustration with the lack of communication, Barkley is also tired of being asked about the future of“None of this s--- means anything because we still got to work together for another year,” said Barkley. “’Hey, would you guys go to Amazon? Would you guys go to NBC? Would you guys go to ESPN?’ I’m like, ‘dude, we got another year to be together.’ So worrying about something that’s a year-and-a-half away is stupid.
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