He may have flirted with bolting to join LIV Golf, but Charles Barkley is now firmly back in the Warner Bros. Discovery fold. The company signed the Inside the NBA star to a new deal and it sounds like the company is planning to have the Hall of Famer pop up in more places than just TNT’s NBA coverage.
Kathleen Finch, Warner Bros. Discovery US Networks Group chair and chief content officer, told The Hollywood Reporter that Barkley is “a really special guy.” She did not provide details, but mentioned that the two recently had lunch together to celebrate a new contract.
“I’m excited to find other ways to put him on television talking about something other than basketball,” Finch said. “Because he has a lot to say. He’s just a regular guy interested in a lot of things. I got him excited about Celebrity IOU.”
Celebrity IOU is a show on HGTV that features celebrities rewarding people that were influential in their pre-fame lives with major home renovations.
Even before Discovery acquired Warner Bros, the company was not shy about giving Charles Barkley the opportunity to try new things. He made appearances on the first night of TNT’s NHL coverage last year. He also has made appearances on CNN, provided voices for shows on Cartoon Network and hosted a special about race relations in America.
Warner Bros. Discovery owns a long list of networks and production companies that could take advantage of Charles Barkley. Finch even mentioned that she would like to see the company tackle a scripted series set in the sports world. If he were so interested, that could be a new venture for Barkley.
