Inside the NBA’s move to ESPN has drawn a myriad of responses from fans in great part due to the show’s new schedule. Since the season premiere last fall, the series hasn’t aired as frequently as it did when it was on TNT. Instead of airing weekly, the beloved talk show has cropped up more sporadically in recent months. Needless to say, fans haven’t been shy about sharing their discontent with the change. Now, co-host Charles Barkley is speaking out as well and, given prior comments Barkley shared, this new take is somewhat surprising.
Ahead of Inside’s new season, Barkley shared his hopes for his professional future at ESPN. The longtime broadcaster said he did not want a greater workload under his new employers, citing his age as a reason for that. Barkley is singing a somewhat different tune after a few months working for Disney, though. The “Round Mound of Rebound” appeared on The Dan Le Betard Show and revealed that while the transition has been “great,” he and others “complained” to the bosses about their lighter schedule:
