BREAKING NEWS: Barkley To Take Leave of Absence From TNT

Happening now, Charles Barkley has announced that he will take a leave from TNT in the wake of his New Year’s Eve arrest in Arizona on DUI charges.

Jon Saraceno of USA Today writes that Barkley has hired a lawyer as he will appear in court on January 20.

The news of the leave came as tests showed that Barkley was legally drunk at the time of his arrest.

I’ll have more on this story as it develops.

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