Former NBA Legend in Talks with the LIV Golf Team to Join the League as a Broadcaster

Published 07/19/2022, 10:36 AM EDT

As the 150th Open Championship ends, the LIV Golf is back to making headlines. LIV Golf is a rival league with Saudi backing. They are going head to head against the PGA Tour and have successfully gained a few top golfers. Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, and Phil Mickelson are among some of the prominent names that have joined the rival league.

Going ahead, they will try to attract more of such huge personalities. However, the PGA Tour has decided to suspend everyone associated with the Saudi-backed league. Hence, the golfers or broadcasters who join this rival league would not be able to compete on the PGA Tour again.

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Charles Barkley to join the rival league?

After acquiring some of the world’s best golfers, the Saudi-backed league is now trying to focus on its broadcasting. Earlier, we heard reports about David Feherty joining the LIV Golf broadcast team. Moreover, a few reports suggest that NBA legend Charles Barkley will meet the LIV Golf officials for a possible broadcasting role.

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After a prominent reporter, Andrew Marchand reported this news, golf.com tweeted about it. Meanwhile, we all know Charles Barkley is a golf enthusiast. He loves playing golf and has improved his game substantially. However, his primary forte is broadcasting at this age. Hence, they have probably approached him to join them as a broadcaster.

It was also reported by @AndrewMarchand that Charles Barkley will ‘100 percent’ meet with LIV Golf about a possible broadcasting role. pic.twitter.com/rEhSpDnaBP
— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) July 18, 2022

There is no news about him accepting the offer or confirmation of the same from him or his team. But as things stand, we might expect him to take up this role and join the rival league soon if everything goes well.

When will the next LIV Golf event start?

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LIV Golf has completed two events, and they have remained in the spotlight so far. The Greg Norman-led league is trying to transform this sport by making it quicker. They have introduced a shot-gun tee-off and a 54-hole event with no cut line. Therefore, every golfer competing will be making a few dollars in every tournament.

The next LIV golf event is all set to begin on July 29th at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. So it will be interesting to see whether David Feherty and Charles Barkley join the broadcasting team of the Greg-Norman-led league or not.

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So, do you think Charles Barkley should join the rival broadcast team? Do let us know in the comments section below.

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Written by:

Amey Kulkarni is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in mass media from HR College, Mumbai. Before joining EssentiallySports he used to write articles on Golf and Cricket on his personal blog cricgolf.

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Manaal Siddiqui

Former NBA Legend in Talks with the LIV Golf Team to Join the League as a Broadcaster

Charles Barkley to join the rival league?

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When will the next LIV Golf event start?