Barkley, from the Times; pure magic.
NO KNICKS NATIONALLY Not a single Knicks games will be on TNT, ESPN or ABC this season, and that is fine with Charles Barkley.
“They haven’t earned the right to be on TV,” said TNT’s Barkley, during a news media gathering at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan.
Not even locally, on the MSG Network? “You’re walking a fine line,” he said.
There are 30 N.B.A. teams, and only 19 will be visible on TNT. The N.B.A. does not mandate the number of teams a network must show. That pleases Barkley, too.
“Why would I want to watch Minnesota play?” he said