Barkley Returning To TNT This Thursday
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
A week ago, I passed along the info that TNT was bringing back Barkley, following his leave of absence, after the All-Star break. Well we have an official date now, and that will be this Thursday. Barkley will be back in studio with Ernie and Kenny, before the network airs their usual pair of games that night. Via TNT....
The TNT lineup includes the Emmy® award-winning studio show Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai. Inside the NBA will feature Ernie Johnson (host), Kenny Smith (analyst) and the return of Hall of Famer Charles Barkley (analyst). Barkley has been on a leave of absence from the show to deal with legal and personal issues following an incident on Dec. 31 in Scottsdale, Arizona.While there's no word on if he'll do another sitdown with Ernie Johnson like the one following his gambling issue, it's good to hear that Chuck will be heading back to work. TNT showed how great of an organization they are, in the way they handled this, and hopefully it will be the last time Barkley has to take a leave of absence.
“From the beginning, Charles recognized that he used poor judgment. He took full responsibility and apologized for his actions,” said David Levy, President of Turner Sports. “We look forward to having him back in the studio, where Charles will once again share his opinions, insights and humor with colleagues Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith. Collectively, they entertain a huge group of loyal fans that tunes into the NBA on TNT each week.”
(HT: First Cuts)
4 Comments:
The NBA season doesn't truly begin until Chuck issues his annual on-air apology.
I got to be honest, Watching TIN's covarage, I didn't miss Carles Barkley one bit. I thought the studio show was as esntratening without him as it was with him. But that's me. I jsut hope that Barkley learned something from this incident, instead of acting like it was just a blip.
Until the next time when Charles is busted for hooking up with an underage Asian prostitute...
I'm glad that TNT is a class organization, as you said. I think that Kenny Smith and Chris Webber work well together and Chuck should only add to the chemistry.