Charles Barkley has long been one of the most recognizable voices in the NBA landscape, thanks to the excellent work he does with “Inside the NBA.” However, for the better part of a year now, rumors have been circulating about the show and its constituents.

Long-time Inside the NBA hosts Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith sign new deals with TNT Sports ensuring future along with Charles Barkley.

Barkley has served as a studio analyst for TNT since 2000, but is waiting on TNT and ESPN to determine his workload.

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.

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,