Charles Barkley has made an important decision about his future as a basketball broadcaster — and it won't involve NBC or Amazon. 'I'm informing NBC that I will

I want to talk about my future, because there's been a lot of stuff going on, I hear, about my future and I want to make everything perfectly clear. I'm informing NBC that I will not accept their offer.

With TNT losing its media rights package with the NBA, many have wondered about what the future holds for Barkley.

Charles Barkley is following his heart. The NBA analyst announced on “The Steam Room” podcast he will remain with Turner Sports, despite reported offers from Amazon and NBC among others. “I’m informing NBC that I will not accept their offer,” he told Ernie Johnson. “I’m gonna cancel my future meetings with Amazon.”

As perhaps one of the most sought-after television talents in the industry, Charles Barkley always has options. With all of the shifting tectonic plates under Inside the NBA as ESPN and NBC and Amazon drive hard to the hole as they try to build out their rosters,

Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently explained why he is planning to remain with TNT's Inside the NBA moving forward.

I want to talk about my future because there's been a lot of stuff going on about my future, and I want to make everything perfectly clear. I'm informing NBC that I will not accept their offer, I'm gonna cancel my future meetings with Amazon.