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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.
巴克利宣称他计画继续在电视台再工作两年。直到他的合约到期，他可能会退休。
"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.
"
巴克利说：“我爱Ernie、Kenny、Shaq及所有与他一起工作的伙伴，
但我不觉得我必须工作到我死掉那天。契约到期的时候我将会61岁了。”
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."
巴克利也不忘记臭一下Shaq：“我不想死在电视上，我想死的时候在打高尔夫或钓鱼。
我也不想要一直坐在大屁股Shaq旁边等死”
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.
巴克利会在礼拜天满59岁。
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.
巴克利说他的合约会在两年内到期，亦即23-24球季结束时到期。
但依据Turner Sports应该是会到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."
巴克利说因为没有更大的动机或更好的事情让他去做，因此他目前还一直都在这里。
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计画退休，TNT可能已经准备好他的接班人了。
他们已经跟嘴绿签约，因此当他不打NBA就可以接任巴克利的位置了。
心得：亮点，嘴绿。