Charles Barkley on Contract Exit & Stephen A's Presidential Run

SI Media With Jimmy Traina

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4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Episode 548 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with TNT's Charles Barkley.

Barkley reveals whether he's happy or unhappy with TNT's decision to continue "Inside the NBA" but air it on ESPN, explains why he's still upset with how TNT has handled things and lays down the law about how much he's going to work going forward and why he has no interest in fulfilling the final seven years of his contract.

Barkley also expresses regret over recently saying, "Y'all got some big b----es here" regarding San Antonio women, shares his frustrations over Stephen A. Smith's possible Presidential run and weighs in on the NBA playoffs and explains why the Lakers have no shot to win the NBA Finals.

Following Barkley, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include the Masters, the Chiefs getting their request to be the traditional Christmas Day team turned down and a great new WrestleMania doc. In addition, Jimmy reads March Apple reviews for "SI Media With Jimmy Traina"

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0:46.1	Thank you so much for listening.
0:48.4	We have as good an episode as you could have this week.
0:51.4	You have Charles Barkley, who has a lot to say about what's going on with inside the NBA, T&T, ESPN,
1:01.2	controversial comments he made recently about the women in San Antonio go, in San Antonio, I should say.
1:07.0	Stephen A. Smith's presidential run, if you want to call it that.
1:12.8	And of course, the NBA playoffs.
1:14.4	Tons of stuff from Sir Charles on the podcast, followed by Sal Akata and the Train of Thoughts segment.
1:19.7	And we finally get to read some Apple reviews, haven't done it in six weeks.
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