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Is Charles Barkley retiring? 'NBA on TNT' panelist says 'I don't want to die
on TV'
Jordan Greer
During a conference call on Tuesday announcing TNT's broadcast schedule for
All-Star weekend, the Hall of Famer declared he plans to continue working as a
broadcaster for two more years. After his current contract with Turner Sports
expires, he will "probably" retire.
巴克利宣稱他計畫繼續在電視台再工作兩年。直到他的合約到期，他可能會退休。
"It's been a great, great thing. I love Ernie [Johnson], Kenny [Smith], [
Shaquille O'Neal] and everybody we work with," Barkley said (via the Dallas
Morning News' Brad Townsend). "But I just don't feel the need to work until
the day I die. I don't, man. I'll be 61 years old if I finish out my contract.
"
巴克利說：「我愛Ernie、Kenny、Shaq及所有與他一起工作的夥伴，
但我不覺得我必須工作到我死掉那天。契約到期的時候我將會61歲了。」
In true Chuck fashion, he managed to sneak in a shot at Shaq while discussing
his future.
"And I don't want to die on TV. I want to die on the golf course or somewhere
fishing," Barkley said. "I don't want to be sitting inside over [by] fat-ass
Shaq [waiting] to drop dead."
巴克利也不忘記臭一下Shaq：「我不想死在電視上，我想死的時候在打高爾夫或釣魚。
我也不想要一直坐在大屁股Shaq旁邊等死」
Barkley has served as a studio analyst for Turner Sports since 2000. He
initially signed a two-year deal with the network, but he quickly became a
mainstay of TNT's NBA coverage.
Barkley turns 59 on Sunday.
巴克利會在禮拜天滿59歲。
Barkley said that his contract runs out in two years, which points to the end
of the 2023-24 season. But according to Turner Sports, the deal Barkley signed
back in 2015 runs through 2024-25.
巴克利說他的合約會在兩年內到期，亦即23-24球季結束時到期。
但依據Turner Sports應該是會到24-25年。
While appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last year, Barkley called joining TNT "
the best decision I made in my life."
"When I took the job, Ernie asked me how long I was gonna be there. And I said
, 'I'm gonna be here, like, three years, and I'm gonna move on to bigger and
better things," Barkley said. "But nothing bigger and better has come along.
That's why I'm stuck there."
巴克利說因為沒有更大的動機或更好的事情讓他去做，因此他目前還一直都在這裡。
If Barkley does follow through with his plan, TNT may already have his
replacement lined up. It has signed Warriors forward Draymond Green as a
contributor despite him still being an active player, so he could be Barkley's
successor once his NBA career is over.
如果巴克利真的按照他計畫退休，TNT可能已經準備好他的接班人了。
他們已經跟嘴綠簽約，因此當他不打NBA就可以接任巴克利的位置了。
心得：亮點，嘴綠。