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NBA analyst Charles Barkley talking on set before the New York Knicks game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the then-Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 25, 2016. David Dow | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Charles Barkley isn’t retiring and he’s not leaving TNT Sports. The star broadcaster and National Basketball Association Hall of Famer said Tuesday that he plans to stay with Warner Bros. Discovery‘s TNT Sports even if the company doesn’t emerge with NBA media rights. “I’m looking forward to continuing to work with [TNT Sports] both on the shows we currently have and new ones we develop together in the future,” Barkley said in a statement. “This is the only place for me. I have to say … I’ve been impressed by the leadership team who is fighting hard and have been aggressive in adding new properties to TNT Sports, which I am very excited about. I appreciate them and all of my colleagues for their continued support, and most importantly our fans. I’m going to give my all as we keep them entertained for years to come.”  Barkley’s future has become hazy given the NBA’s potential move away from TNT after next season. Warner Bros. Discovery sued the NBA last month to forcibly invoke the company’s matching rights on a package of games earmarked to go to Amazon Prime Video as part of the league’s new media rights deal. The NBA rejected Warner Bros.’s match as invalid because the league claimed Amazon‘s games are for a streaming-only service. While Warner Bros. would stream the games on Max, it would also air them on TNT. TNT Sports owns the media rights to a number of different sports, including Major League Baseball, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, the National Hockey League and the United States Soccer…

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