Charles Barkley recently committed to remaining at TNT even if the network loses its NBA broadcast rights, and he says he left an enormous sum of money on the table by doing so.
In an appearance on the “Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” Tuesday, Barkley said the most important thing to him when deciding to stay at TNT was that the people he works with would get to keep their jobs. The Hall of Famer says that is the primary reason he chose not to leave his current position. Barkley was then asked how much money he could have made from a rival network, and he said he took “a minimum of $100 million” less by remaining with TNT.
“A minimum of $100 million, a minimum. It was a great feeling. I want to thank all those networks for reaching out to me. It was really humbling and cool, to be honest with you,” Barkley said. “Even though they were throwing crazy numbers, I was like, ‘Damn, as long as I got my people safe at TNT, man, I feel really good.’ Like I say, they’re gonna pay me to go and talk about nothing, so I can’t look a gift horse in the mouth. I probably woulda had to do an honest day’s work if I went to one of those other networks.”
