When the upcoming basketball season ends, you can expect to see a lot less of Charles Barkley. “I’m looking forward to this last year,” Barkley, 63, told Alabama’s WFSA12 in a video shared Monday, September 28. “TV has been great to me. I’m going to take a step back from public life.” Barkley already announced that the 2026-2027 NBA season will be his last on Inside the NBA, and with the preseason just days away he doesn’t appear to be second-guessing his decision to leave the cameras behind. “It’s been a great run, been a great journey,” he continued. “I thank everybody fo...