Charles Barkley Claims He Turned Down at Least $100 Million by Staying at TNT: Rival Networks ‘Were Throwing Crazy Numbers’

BARKLEY The no 1 ░░░░░░░░ for me is my ░░░░░░░░ at Turner get to ░░░░░░░░ their jobs for at ░░░░░░░░ another year That s ░░░░░░░░ I was concerned with ░░░░░░░░ BATARD Charles how much ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ left on the table ░░░░░░░░ making that decision concerned ░░░░░░░░ others BARKLEY A minimum ░░░░░░░░ 100 million LE BATARD ░░░░░░░░ BARKLEY A minimum LE ░░░░░░░░ Yeah because I imagine ░░░░░░░░ was a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to be you recently ░░░░░░░░ and free agency That ░░░░░░░░ to feel good even ░░░░░░░░ you re thinking to ░░░░░░░░ in these meetings because ░░░░░░░░ talk to you a ░░░░░░░░ bit you re like ░░░░░░░░ Yeah 100 It was ░░░░░░░░ great feeling And I ░░░░░░░░ thank all those networks ░░░░░░░░ reaching out to me ░░░░░░░░ was really humbling and ░░░░░░░░ It was humbling and ░░░░░░░░ So I really it ░░░░░░░░ really humbling and cool ░░░░░░░░ be honest with you ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t even ░░░░░░░░ like I said Dan ░░░░░░░░ though they were throwing ░░░░░░░░ numbers I was like ░░░░░░░░ but as long as ░░░░░░░░ got my people safe ░░░░░░░░ TNT man I feel ░░░░░░░░ good Like I say ░░░░░░░░ re gonna pay me ░░░░░░░░ go and talk about ░░░░░░░░ so I can t ░░░░░░░░ a gift horse in ░░░░░░░░ mouth Hey Dan I ░░░░░░░░ probably have to do ░░░░░░░░ honest day s work ░░░░░░░░ I went to one ░░░░░░░░ those other networks.”