Charles Barkley sets deadline for potential LIV Golf offer

February 20, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; NBA great Charles Barkley is honored for being selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team during halftime in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Charles Barkley sets deadline for getting an offer to join LIV Golf

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 7/25/22

Charles Barkley has made no secret of his want to join LIV Golf, nor has he sugarcoated his responses to the outrage and criticism that comes with it.

But it doesn't sound like the Basketball Hall of Famer and TV analyst is exercising patience about the process, saying on "The Dan Patrick Show" this week that he won't join the Saudi Arabia-funded golf league if he doesn't have an offer by this Thursday.

"When I leave New Jersey Thursday night, when I leave the golf course (#LIV Pro-AM), if I don't have an offer in hand, it's over."

-Charles Barkley sets a deadline for an offer from #LIV pic.twitter.com/hfPdZPzGHc
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) July 25, 2022

Barkley has been expectedly candid about his desire to be part of the LIV Golf experience and said he met up with LIV Golf chief Greg Norman about joining. He also had no problem saying he would join LIV if the offer was to triple his salary.

This morning, Charles Barkley told @dpshow he makes roughly $20M per year between TNT and sponsorships.

Asked what he would do if LIV Golf tripled that:

"If they triple it, the next time I’m on your show the first question should be ‘Charles, where are we celebrating tonight?" pic.twitter.com/9mNKhuNUwl
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 25, 2022

But, apparently, the process of getting that big payday is still moving too slowly for the TNT broadcaster. It's fair to wonder if the slow process is because Norman is talking to multiple other broadcasters, which Barkley seemed to hint at.

Charles Barkley says that after news broke of his meeting with LIV, 15 or more "big-time" broadcasters contacted him and said they'd been in contact with LIV as well.

"Some of the most famous announcers in the world called me and said 'Chuck, what do you think?'" pic.twitter.com/I00n4eU8vZ
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 25, 2022

Barkley plans to play in the New Jersey Pro-Am ahead of this weekend's LIV Golf event. What will happen if Barkley plays and then still doesn't have a broadcasting offer? It's anyone's guess at this point.

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