Turner Sports NBA analyst Charles Barkley has "provided what sounds like a definitive update" on negotiations for his future in TV, saying he is "informing NBC that I will not accept their offer" and that he's "going to cancel future meetings with Amazon." Barkley made the comments on colleague Ernie Johnson's "Steam Room" podcast, adding his "heart is always and will be at Turner Sports." Barkley kept alive the idea of remaining with TNT and ESPN, saying, "I'm hoping that this thing comes together and I can stay with TNT and ESPN but as I've said, it's all going to be dictated on my workload. I'm not going to work more as I get older. I'm going to sit down with ESPN and TNT more because I just need to know if I'm going to continue working, how much I'm going to work" (SI, 2/4).
Barkley to reject NBC, Amazon offers for TV role
