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The Phoenix Suns started out hot and never looked back, as they took down the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 1 of their first round duel in the NBA Playoffs on Sunday, 110-99. While the Pelicans mounted a huge surge in the third quarter to cut the lead to only seven points, the Suns pushed […]

The Atlanta Hawks booked their spot in the playoffs after upsetting the Cavs in Friday’s do-or-die Play-In game. Their prize? A date with the mighty Miami Heat in the first round of the postseason. The crew over on NBA on TNT have given their thoughts on this series and for Charles Barkley, it was an […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Charles Barkley couldn’t help but laugh at James Harden over his latest comments about feeling no pressure at all heading to another playoff run. The Sixers are searching for their first championship since 1983. Naturally, there is a ton of pressure on Joel Embiid and Harden to deliver given their status as […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves emerged victorious in their NBA Play-In Tournament matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. For a team with just one playoff appearance since 2004-05, the Timberwolves were naturally pretty excited after securing the Western Conference’s seventh seed and a berth in the NBA Playoffs. Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley was not […]

The Brooklyn Nets took care of business at home Tuesday night, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first NBA play-in game. With the win, the Nets clinch the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. They will play their first round series against the two-seed Boston Celtics. After the game, TNT analyst Charles Barkley shared a […]

The Miami Heat enter this season’s playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the East and one of the favorites to go all the way this year. If you ask Charles Barkley, however, the Hall of Famer isn’t ready to jump onboard the Miami hype train just yet. According to Barkley, the Heat could be […]

Frank Vogel is set to be replaced in Los Angeles. And while Russell Westbrook is still with the Lakers on paper, his future looks as murky as it’s ever been. If you ask Charles Barkley, though, neither of them deserve their fate. According to Check, the Lakers are using both Vogel and Westbrook as scapegoats […]

When NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley make a bet, you know it’s gonna be good. On Sunday, the two frenemies made a hilarious wager on NBA on TNT if the Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets face off in the NBA Playoffs. The Big Diesel, who helped the Heat win a championship in […]

The Brooklyn Nets are seventh in the Eastern Conference’s playoff picture. But there aren’t many basketball fans who would claim that they are the seventh-best team in the conference. Several factors made the Nets’ record worse than what it could have been this season. Some of those were out of their control, like injuries to […]

Charles Barkley is a retired professional basketball player who is currently a sports analyst for TNT. He’s a former MVP and an 11-time All-Star in the NBA. For this piece, let’s take a closer look at Charles Barkley’s net worth in 2022. Charles Barkley’s net worth in 2022 (estimate): $50 million Charles Barkley’s net worth […]

Charles Barkley does not exactly have an excellent track record when it comes to his infamous guarantees. However, as it turns out, Sir Charles gets it right when it matters the most. This is exactly how things turned out on Monday night as his latest guarantee came to fruition following Kansas’ epic comeback win over […]

Shaquille O’Neal’s rap career is one of the more hilarious parts of his career. It’s not because he’s bad at it, no. Far from it, actually: the NBA legend is one of the better hip-hop artists in the league. He has dropped many mixtapes back in his day, and isn’t afraid to freestyle when needed. […]

The #2 seed Auburn Tigers were looking to reach the Sweet 16 on Sunday for the sixth time in school history, and the second time in the last four seasons. They were squaring off against the upstart #10 seed Miami Hurricanes. The first half was tightly contested, but as the game wore on, the Hurricanes […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were faced a rude awakening as the Brooklyn Nets came to town on Thursday night. Instead of flexing his new squad against his old one, James Harden largely struggled in a 129-100 beatdown in favor of the visitors. During the Inside the NBA postgame analysis, Charles Barkley didn’t mince words on what […]

The grudge match between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets was much less exciting than many had hoped. It certainly was far from the dream scenario for James Harden, as the Sixers fell, 129-100. Charles Barkley didn’t mince words during the TNT halftime show as the Sixers were down 21 at the break. He […]

Skip Bayless is arguably the biggest LeBron James hater on the entire planet. Recently, though, the FOX Sports broadcaster decided to set aside his LeBron slander for a little bit to turn his attention to Golden State Warriors superstar Draymond Green. Being the LeBron-hater that he is, however, Bayless still couldn’t take his shot at […]

The Griddy celebration has taken over the NFL. From wide receivers to quarterbacks, every player seems to want to pull off this celebration at least once. While this trend hasn’t taken over the NBA yet, one legend of the game tried his hand on the celebration: Charles Barkley. During an episode of Inside the NBA, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are an abomination in a contender’s clothing right now. It’s different when it’s a bad team playing poorly. They’re expected to lose. But the league’s marquee franchise with two former MVPs in LeBron James and Russell Westbrook isn’t supposed to be this bad. That’s why their meltdown has been so highly […]

The Green Bay Packers are working this offseason to ensure that Aaron Rodgers stays with the team. Meanwhile, he is chasing a high salary and is open to offers outside of Green Bay. While it isn’t basketball related, NBA legend Charles Barkley has a lot of thoughts when it comes to the Packers and Rodgers […]

As the the Los Angeles Lakers continue to tumble down the standings, they’ve become easy pickings for talking heads around the league. Few are bigger, literally and figuratively than Charles Barkley, who let it be known that LA’s veterans are downright “cooked”. Barkley was namedropping vets after the Lakers were manhandled by the Los Angeles […]

Charles Barkley has always been an outspoken person when it comes to, well, everything. The former NBA legend turned TV personality has had his fair share of moments where he goes off on a tangent. However, his latest declaration regarding the Los Angeles Lakers might be his most hilarious masterpiece so far. During their critically […]

Not a day goes by that Kobe Bryant isn’t missed by Los Angeles Lakers fans everywhere. Another Kobe nugget to make fans miss him more surfaced thanks to Charles Barkley. Barkley recently made an appearance on The Draymond Green Show, with Green who is now his colleague at Turner. According to the Hall of Famer […]

The Portland Trail Blazers suffered another blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, , and at this point, it’s getting a little bit embarrassing. This is exactly what Charles Barkley had in mind when he called out Portland’s lackluster play as well as how they refuse to even consider trading away Damian […]

Charles Barkley was known as one of the most talented NBA players of all-time. Barkley was known for saying outlandish things and generally always being in the headlines, something that hasn’t necessarily changed during his career as a commentator. Well, that career could soon be coming to an end judging by Barkley’s recent comments. The […]

The NBA All-Star game is coming up this weekend, with many fans excited for not only the game itself, but the festivities that accompany the contest during the weekend. However, there’s something else for fans to get excited about. The NBA All-Star game will have an alternate broadcast featuring Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green […]

The Brooklyn Nets retooled their roster at a time they needed it the most, trading away disgruntled veterans James Harden and Paul Millsap to bring in Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond. The biggest move of the 2022 NBA trade deadline could pay off very well for the Nets in the long term. Simmons, […]

Charles Barkley has recently felt some pushback from pro wrestling fans following his recent comments on Jon Moxley. There are questions about whether the former Phoenix Suns’ power forward is actually a wrestling fan and why he spoke on Moxley’s situation with AEW. Charles Barkley recently said Jon Moxley is his favorite wrestler and he […]

There’s been a lot of talk about Russell Westbrook amid his on-court struggles in his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Charles Barkley made sure to add insult to injury with a hilarious diss for something off the court. The mercurial point guard came into the arena for the Lakers-Clippers contest in a rather […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers are taking each other on Thursday night. Both Los Angeles teams have been playing middling basketball lately though they each still technically remain in the playoff race. Still, the Lakers have underachieved compared to preseason expectations and have taken a lot of heat from the media for […]

Charles Barkley is a huge wrestling fan and he has been making it known. He recently spoke out about AEW and he revealed that his favorite wrestler was Jon Moxley. Charles Barkley spoke about it on his podcast, The Steam Room. It turns out he is a huge fan of Jon Moxley and it has […]

In the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, Carmelo Anthony had a heated moment with a Sixers fan, who apparently called him “boy”, which is known as a racial innuendo. Inside the NBA analyst and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has chimed in on the situation and gave his honest take […]

Draymond Green may not be healthy enough to play at the moment, but the Golden State Warriors forward still managed to grab headlines of late. The Warriors star was signed by Turner Sports for a “unique arrangement” to join the famous Inside the NBA quartet even as a present player. Via Warner Media: As his […]

The Phoenix Suns have no shortage of great players like Charles Barkely and Steve Nash who have suited up for the franchise in its long history. However, none of those players were able to step foot on the territory that Devin Booker just reached. On Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, Booker exploded for 43 points […]

If you haven’t discussed the Los Angeles Lakers at one point or another, then the 2021-22 NBA season didn’t really happen. While the rest of the contenders are gaining steam heading into the second half of the campaign, LeBron James and Co. are still trying to figure things out. To many, the one that sticks […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley aren’t exactly the best of friends. These two Hall of Famers have been known to go at it from time time as co-hosts on the NBA on TNT broadcast. Shaq and Chuck had another incident on Monday and unfrotunately for Barkley, it ended up in him being completely red-faced. As […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have still failed to trade Ben Simmons as the saga continues. While there have been reports that a deal could come to fruition by the deadline next month, it’s also expected the Aussie will sit out the rest of the season if he’s not moved by then. Well, if you’re asking former […]

Zion Williamson has long been compared to Charles Barkley, for more reasons than one. The New Orleans Pelicans star is undersized for a big man but uses his combination of heft and explosiveness to overpower defenders in the paint. But one other similarity between the two seems to be how they both tipped the scales […]

Julius Randle made a loud statement with no words during the New York Knicks’ epic 25-point comeback over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. After scoring a tough bucket in the paint, the Julius Randle gave a visible thumbs down to the Knicks fans in attendance. His frustrations boiled over after those same fans had […]

The Brooklyn Nets welcomed back Kyrie Irving to the team on Wednesday, albeit on a “part-time” basis. While most fans are just happy to see Uncle Drew back on the court, at least one NBA talking head is not thrilled with Kyrie’s return. Charles Barkley, who’s been always critical of Kyrie Irving in the past, […]