Chares Barkley: A Sad Day for Real Fans, Amazon Pays $76 Billion to NBA Owners

The NBA has sold out. Charles Barkley, a legend on and off the court, spoke out after the league announced a shiny new $76 billion deal with the Walt Disney Company, NBC Universal, and Amazon Prime. The deal ends TNT's 40-year partnership with the NBA, and Chuck isn't happy.

"It's a sad day when owners and commissioners choose money over the fans." - Charles Barkley

The big tech giant Amazon is taking over, and real fans lose out. The deal includes ESPN and ABC, but it's the tech overlords at Amazon who dropped a bunch of money to buy the rights. This is the final season of "Inside the NBA" on TNT, and there are rumors Amazon wants to steal the show too. But will Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal, and Ernie Johnson sell out and go with them?

The good old days are gone, and now it's all about the Benjamins. Even worse, Warner Bros. Discovery is threatening to sue the NBA over this Amazon deal. TNT has stipulations in its contract, and this sale isn't as done as the libs in the NBA office think. Real fans stand with Barkley.

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