'Thank You for Being Our Leader All These years:' Watch Charles Barkley's Emotional Farewell to Ernie Johnson

Charles Barkley tears up on air after ‘Inside the NBA’ news: ‘Knew the day was coming’

Charles Barkley’s voice was low, and his cheeks shone as though he had been crying when the “Inside the NBA” cameras cut to him Wednesday night.

'Our leader’ - Charles Barkley tears up while giving emotional Ernie Johnson tribute

Inside the NBA is set to lose a legend after Ernie Johnson announced his retirement at the end of the season. Charles Barkley got very emotional when

What Ernie Johnson’s ‘Inside the NBA’ retirement means for Charles Barkley

Ernie Johnson is leaving "Inside the NBA" after this season, and Charles Barkley says he will retire alongside him as a "package deal."

Charles Barkley delivers emotional Ernie Johnson tribute on 'Inside the NBA'

Credit: ESPNThis offseason, Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson alluded to the 2026-27 NBA season serving as their last on ESPN’s Inside the NBA. Barkley has flip-flopped on his retirement for years, while Johnson remained vague about his future. Many people, including Shaquille O’Neal, struggled to believe it. But time presses on, all good things come to an end, and by virtue of those two cliches, the retirement chatter around Barkley and Johnson…

'Thank you for being our leader all these years:' Watch Charles Barkley's emotional farewell to Ernie Johnson

The NBA analyst has been working with Johnson since 2000.

Charles Barkley tears up with 'Inside the NBA' co-hosts paying tribute to Ernie Johnson