News about Charles Barkley

Former NBA stars Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal recently sparked outcry after branding a Texas beach 'dirty' on live TV. Barkley made mocking comments about the city of Galveston as he commented on the New Orleans Pelicans' 106-85 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in last Saturday's playoff game. Instead of 'going to Cancun,' a common phrase used when teams are on the brink of playoff elimination, Barkley said the Pelicans should be punished by 'going to Galveston.'

Charles Barkley has revealed he lost $25million cumulatively gambling in Las Vegas, with the basketball Hall of Famer left feeling 'depressed' by his massive losses. Barkley, who made over $40million in the NBA and has been an analyst on TNT's 'Inside the NBA' since 2000, is known to have a strong affinity for gambling. And speaking on Shannon Sharpe's 'Club Shay Shay' podcast, Barkley divulged just how high-stakes some of his bets have been throughout the years. 

'I feel bad for Michael, I feel bad for Scottie,' the former Suns, Rockets, and 76ers forward said on Shannon Sharpes' 'Club Shay Shay' podcast on Wednesday. 'That is so messy.' Chuck alluded to the fact that kids are involved in the drama and that they could be subjected to being trolled online, as Larsa shares four children with Scottie - Scotty Jr., Preston, Justin, and Sophia.

Barkley made mocking comments about the city of Galveston as he commented on the New Orleans Pelicans' 106-85 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Saturday's playoff game. Instead of 'going to Cancun, a common phrase used when teams are on the brink of playoff elimination, Barkley said they should be punished by 'going to Galveston.' 'We're not even going to send them to Cancun, we gone send them to Galveston with that dirty a** water be washed up on the shore', Barkley said while laughing. Knowles slammed the NBA Hall of Famer in an Instagram post, as she wrote: 'Chuck, we don't play about Galveston, Texas! You better watch it, s*cker!'

Following the Oklahoma City Thunder's 106-85 demolition of the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, the sophomore wore an open-face mask with pearls and silver encircling the opening. During the post-game show, Barkley let it rip with his commentary on Williams' choice of headwear. 'What the hell,' the NBA Hall of Famer exclaimed. 'That's a real outfit?'

With the Knicks clinching the second seed in the Eastern Conference, both O'Neal and Barkley have been critical of the team. The two NBA legends turned TNT analysts unanimously agree that New York is destined for an early exit in the playoffs. In a recent appearance on The Michael Kay Show, host Michael Kay asked Perkins for his opinion on O'Neal and Barkley writing off the Knicks despite a noteworthy season. The retired center then claimed that neither O'Neal nor Barkley has the time to watch basketball games. 'Obviously they don't watch basketball,' Perkins claimed. 'I'm serious, they can't watch basketball on a consistent basis. The only time they actually probably watch the Knicks are when they're covering the Knicks on their game nights.'

Charles Barkley and Gayle King's weekly talk show on CNN has been brutally axed after just six months due to dire ratings. The basketball Hall-of-Famer and longtime journalist fronted a weekly call-in show named 'King Charles' but it struggled to pick up viewers. Airing at 10pm ET on Wednesday nights, data showed it was behind reruns of both 'Friends' and 'South Park' in the viewership figures.

Charles Barkley left Shaquille O'Neal in hysterics on Thursday night when he demonstrated how Zion Williamson should have fallen vs. the Kings, as the Pelicans forward left the game with an apparent wrist injury. Williamson took a hard fall vs. Sacramento and braced himself with his hands, with the forward seen holding his wrist afterwards before heading to the locker room. And Barkley was insistent that Williamson should have fallen differently, so much so that he demonstrated it live on the 'Inside the NBA' set.

Iverson, who played in Philadelphia for 12 seasons, was honored on 'Legends Walk' where 76ers greats such as Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, and Charles Barkley all have monuments. Although he is not the first to have the small statue in the City of Brotherly Love, it did not stop fans from making fun of its size on social media. 'Why is it like 3 feet tall? This is an action figure,' one user said.

The 61-year-old former Sixers, Suns, and Rockets star wasn't afraid to share his opinion on the astronomical event, hours after the solar eclipse returned to the U.S. for the first time since 2017, as he was clearly much more interested in seeing a different rare convergence of two enormous phenomena: the battle of centers between Purdue's 7-ft-4 star Zach Edey and UConn's 7-ft-2 Donovan Clingan.

The 61-year-old former Sixers, Suns, and Rockets star wasn't afraid to share his opinion on the astronomical event, hours after the solar eclipse returned to the U.S. for the first time since 2017.

The love-hate feud between the two NBA legends has played a huge role in their NBA success on Inside the NBA. The pair engage in tense and humorous verbal discussions from across the desk, rather than being reliable analysts. Julius 'Dr. 'Dr. 'Dr. 'Dr. 'Dr. 'Dr.' in the network's postseason promo. As O'Neal and Barkley's back-and-forths began, J' Erving acted as their therapist. 'It's the playoffs,' Erving says. 'Why are you looking at me,' O'Neal says, to which Barkley advises Dr. J. 'Do you really have to ask?'

The Auburn Tigers faced wrath of their SEC foes and a legendary former actor who was a part of TNT's cast, following the latest upset in this year's NCAA Tournament in Washington state. On Sunday, Yale will face San Diego State, the 2023 March Madness runners-up. The game's location is TBD.

Charles Barkley has taken aim at the 'idiots' for ESPN's NBA coverage of the Lakers and Warriors' hopes of qualifying for the playoffs. Although both teams have winning records, they are just ninth and tenth respectively in a competitive Western Conference, and they will have to win two play-in games to advance to the playoffs. Barkley appears to have dismissed LA and Golden State as legitimate threats to make the postseason, and took a shot at ESPN on Thursday night.

The Denver Nuggets are skipping the customary White House visit to reigning NBA champions, but they are not making a political remark against the Biden Administration. Denver, on the other hand, as TNT NBA insider Chris Haynes explained, is simply focusing on securing the top seed for the Western Conference Playoffs. They currently sits one game behind the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder, who currently sits at 43-20. The Denver Nuggets are prioritizing that No. 2 be prioritized over.' Haynes said, 'haynes" is the seed. They're just trying to get into that position going into the playoffs,' says the narrator.'

Barkley, an 11-time NBA All-Star, took aim at Donald Trump on CNN's 'King Charles,' shaming him for alleged discrimination against black voters.

"Every four years" before an election, Charles Barkley has accused US President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party of only caring about black voters. Barkley, an 11-time NBA All-Star, took aim at Donald Trump on CNN's 'King Charles', accusing him of deferring his detention in August to the black community. During a tumultuous debate on the show, the basketball icon threatened to punch anyone showing off pictures of Trump's now-famous mugshot.

If black people wear Trump's mugshot gear, they are 'freakin' idiots,' Charles Barkley said.' Barkley sat down on Wednesday night's version of King Charles on CNN, where he said he'punch' any black person wearing MAGA clothing. He reacted angrily to a crowd at the Black Conservative Federation Honors Gala in Columbia, South Carolina, on February 22, and said black people like him because they were convicted like the former president.

Since the former US President claimed that black voters had embraced' his controversial police mugshot, NBA legend Charles Barkley has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump. On the eve of last week's South Carolina primary, the governor easily defeated former U.N. Speaker John Kerry in a landslide. Following his detention for attempting to reverse the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump, sparked controversy by arguing that he appeals more to black people. That mug shot in Atlanta is No. 1 when I did the mug shot.' He said that 1,' he said.' 'You know who embraced it more than anyone else? The Black race is a minority.'

Barkley revealed his social media presence with Shaquille O'Neal, Adam Lefkoe, and Kenny Smith during Thursday's NBA coverage. 'For business purposes,' the NBA legend and analyst revealed that he developed an Instagram account.' Smith wondered if he's'sliding into people's DMs,' prompting his observant colleague to ask questions after posting his handle.' Barkley said, 'I don't even know what it means.' You gotta teach me how to slip [in DMs] [in DMs].'

Charles Barkley told Nikki Haley he was 'dying to vote for her,' but she now can't because America isn't a racist nation. Gayle King and Charles Barkley grilled the former governor of South Carolina about her assertion that the US is "not a racist nation." Barkley said, "I can say that I'm dying to vote for you" in an interview on CNN on Wednesday. And that made me sick. I would love for you to clarify this.' I never said that there was no such thing as bigotry in America.' America is obviously racist,' Haley said. 'I said that America was not a racist country'

Charles Barkley told Nikki Haley that he was 'dying to vote for her' but now can't because the United States isn't a racist nation.

Charles Barkley and Draymond Green traded incomparable verbal sarcasm about the Warriors' struggles and their dynasty run in Sunday night's NBA All Star game. Green joined TNT Sports for coverage of the game, with Barkley serving as a common analyst for the network. Both Barkley and Green are known for their exuberant personalities and lack of a filter. Both highly respected and panned throughout their careers and into new ventures, because of their nature.

During a NBA All-Star game, Charles Barkley eviscerated San Francisco, claiming that the city has a problem with "homeless crooks." During TNT's alternate broadcast during Sunday night's game in Indianapolis, the former NBA player was a member of the Warriors along with Warriors guard Draymond Green and ex-Pacers guard Reggie Miller. Green began to take a pop at the host city while on the microphone at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana.