NBAonTNT pays Charles Barkley $6 million a year to fight Shaquille O’Neal

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In addition to Shaquille O'Neal, Barkley earns $6 million as a Turner Sports analyst on 'Inside the NBA'

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The final season of Charles Barkley's NBA career was quite tumultuous

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In 1997, he failed to reach the NBA Finals after a WCF loss to the Utah Jazz after joining the Houston Rockets to help win his first NBA championship

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His final season was marred by a feud with his newest teammate, Scottie Pippen, and ended with them missing the playoffs

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After 16 years in the NBA, Chuck retired from the game that same season and immediately became a basketball analyst

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In 2000, he joined Turner Sports as an analyst alongside Ernie Johnson and Kenny 'The Jet' Smith

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'Inside the NBA' became as prestigious as it is today because Charles Barkley got up to shenanigans and indulged in bits when he wasn't being honest

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Chuck never earned more than $6,000,000 in a single season of his career except one

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