NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has become one of the most brazen television personalities in recent memory, and his views are about to get more exposure.
The basketball legend and Gayle King teamed up for a primetime show on CNN, «King Charles,» which will air on Wednesdays at 8 pm starting this fall.
Barkley has been a member of the TNT team since 2000 and is an analyst on «Inside the NBA,» recently signing a 10-year contract extension.
King is a host of «CBS Mornings» and managing editor of Oprah Winfrey’s magazine.
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NBA great Charles Barkley is honored for being selected to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team during halftime of the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on February 20, 2022. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)
The goal of the show is to avoid political labels and have «a good conversation without getting discouraged,» King said, via the New York Post.
“We don’t want to say, ‘We’re liberals, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats.’ That’s one of the things that’s already ruined television in general,» Barkley said.
Barkley also said the show will stay away from clickbait.
«All I want is for people, even if I disagree with them, to be honest with me. I don’t want them to say things to get clickbait. That’s one of the things that drives me crazy about people in our profession, right? now,» he said.
«This show will be an exciting new way to bring culturally relevant programming and unique perspectives to our audience, from two incredibly dynamic personalities,» said CNN President Chris Licht.
Gayle King at the US Open 2022 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2022 in Queens, NY (Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
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Barkley spent 16 NBA seasons, eight with the Philadelphia 76ers and four with the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets, averaging 22.1 points and 11.7 rebounds.
Charles Barkley speaks to the crowd during the Class of 2022 Tip-Off Celebration and Awards Gala as part of the 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on September 9, 2022, at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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He was named an All-Star 11 times and was the 1992-93 league Most Valuable Player.