After a win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks joined Charles Barkley and the crew for a postgame interview. Barkley couldn't help but notice Mamadi Diakite, who decided to gatecrash the interview. But instead of getting a laugh, Barkley called him an “ugly dude.”

See Diakite's hilarious video bomb below. Lopez admiringly called him his little brother, but Barkley wasn't having any of it.

Big props for Lopez for looking out for the two-way contract player. As one of the veterans of the team, his job is to be a mentor to the younger players.

Mamadi Diakite is most widely known in American sports as the man who hit the tying buzzer-beating jump shot at the end of regulation in the 2019 South Regional final, saving the Virginia Cavaliers' season. Diakite's shot, off a long push pass from teammate Kihei Clark, forged a tie with the Purdue Boilermakers and sent the game into overtime. Virginia won in overtime to make its first Final Four since 1984. The Cavaliers then won two thrillers in Minneapolis to win their first-ever men's college basketball national championship.

Lopez has taken Diakite under his wing in Milwaukee. He is trying to lead by example. Lopez had a great night in the Bucks' third straight win. He had 19 points and 12 rebounds. He was also 7-of-10 from the field and 3-of-6 from deep.

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