Is NBA Legend Charles Barkley Joining LIV Golf? Here’s What We Know

LIV Golf emerged as the rival league of the PGA Tour and has been the talk of the golf world for more than a year. And now the Saudi Arabia-backed league has become one of the worries of NBA fans as the golf organization is likely to sign with the former professional basketball player Charles Barkley! 

Retired from NBA in 2000, Barkley soon joined Turner Network Television (TNT) as their television analyst. And recently, he confirmed that he would meet with the LIV CEO, Greg Norman to talk about joining the league’s broadcasting division. 

“The answer to your question is 100%,” Barkley revealed in The Next Round podcast. “Yes, I’m gonna meet with LIV.” 

Charles Barkley supports the players for taking LIV Golf money!

“I don’t judge other people,” the former NBA star turned television analyst said recently in an interview. “If somebody gave me $200 million, I’d kill a relative. I’m serious.” 

Although he had said it in jest, Barkley explained that he wouldn’t blame Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson for signing up with the league for the money. He jokingly added, “For $150 million, I’d kill a relative. Even one I like.”

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The Invitational Series offers a total of $225 million purse money distributed among its eight events. Apart from that, reportedly, the organization has paid the 6-time major champion Mickelson $200 million to sign up with them. Furthermore, the former world no. 1 Dustin Johnson has received $150 million to join the league! 

Notably, the former POTUS Donald Trump supported the players taking money from the league. In fact, he criticized the other PGA Tour players for not signing up with the LIV Tour. 

The former NBA star to leave his 20+ years of legacy to join the league!

“Charles knows that he may have to leave TNT to do this.” According to Dan Patrick, if the NBA star ever chose to sign up with LIV Golf, he would have to leave TNT, where he had worked for 20+ years. 

He has been the host of ‘Inside the NBA’ for all the years he has worked at TNT. Although Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal would still be there to host it, losing Barkley would be a major setback to the program. 

Do you think the meeting with Greg Norman would make Charles Barkley sign with the Saudi Arabia-backed golf league? Would you miss him at the Inside the NBA if he joins the PGA Tour rival league? 

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