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NBA icon Charles Barkley has made another bold prediction for the playoffs. According to him, the Portland Trail Blazers have a chance to upset the Los Angeles Lakers if they secure the eighth seed. Barkley uttered the strong statement in NBA on TNT. He seems to have supreme confidence in the Terry Stotts-coached Blazers squad. […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley, but the two will be joining forces for a new storytelling project. On Tuesday, TNT announced “A five-night live documentary event” from the cable network and Bleacher Report. “The Arena” will be “focused on stories around […]

For NBA icon Charles Barkley, the NBA is “missing the point” by concentrating on statement jerseys instead of reforming policies. Barkley appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch to share his thoughts on what the NBA has been doing to address the problems of racial equality and justice that have been hounding the country. The league will […]

We’re all stuck in self quarantine, and yet Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley are still at it on Inside the NBA. I guess some things will never change. As the personalities were naming their all-time top 10 lists, Shaq took exception to Chuck leaving the Los Angeles Lakers legend completely off his list. The two […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley has just thrown an ice-cold pail of water on the league’s plan to see out the remainder of the season. According to Barkley, the current coronavirus situation in the country — particularly in Florida, where the NBA bubble will be held — is at a point at which it will prove […]

With 2K announcing Zion Williamson, Damian Lillard, and Kobe Bryant as the new NBA 2K21 cover athletes, the hype for the game is at an all-time high. Fans always expect upgrades and improvements from the last version, and one of the never-ending requests is a more complete roster. The main critique of NBA 2k’s roster […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley is known for his strong opinions on basketball and pretty much everything else. In his latest missive, Barkley picked two sleeper teams that could win the 2020 NBA title. Speaking with Mike Greenberg and Jay Williams, Barkley believes that the Philadelphia 76ers or the Portland Trail Blazers may have a chance […]

During an appearance on ESPN’s “WYD” with Ros Gold-Onwude, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley compared Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James to The King’s childhood hero, Michael Jordan. Barkley reiterated that Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time and that Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is the closest thing he’s ever […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley responded to concerns from players like Kyrie Irving and Dwight Howard that could quell the slated resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season. The charismatic “Inside The NBA” panelist noted on Monday’s edition of ESPN’s “Get Up” that it would be a “catastrophic” mistake to keep the season from resuming, as it could […]

By winning six titles in eight years, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls cemented themselves in basketball history as one of the greatest dynasties ever. It’s interesting to wonder, though, how this dynasty could have come to an abrupt end because of a number of franchise-altering moves by Chicago’s front office. Michael Jordan’s first retirement […]

NBA near-trades are usually an afterthought considering it didn’t come to fruition and just fuels a lot of what-ifs. Still, it does make for a lot of juicy stories. Like every NBA team, the Philadelphia 76ers also had several high-profile trades that never happened. The franchise has enjoyed an abundance of superstars over the years, […]

TNT’s “Inside the NBA” returned to the airwaves on Thursday, but the crew was not their usual jovial selves as they discussed systematic racism amid the George Floyd protests happening across the nation. As part of this conversation, Charles Barkley opened up about his thoughts on Drew Brees’ recent comments pertaining to Colin Kaepernick taking […]

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently shared one of the most memorable moments in his career as a broadcaster. The 57-year-old narrated how the late, great Kobe Bryant once cussed him out over the phone for no less than three hours straight. Barkley shared his hilarious anecdote on an interview with Evan Daniels of […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is “100 percent sure” the 2019-20 season will resume. During an appearance on ESPN’s “The Paul Finebaum Show,” Barkley said that after speaking to some execs at Turner, he is certain the 2019-20 NBA campaign will start up again in Florida or Las Vegas. Chuck, however, also spoke about […]

Tom Brady’s best shots of the day were probably off the green. The new Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback took a beating all throughout The Match both on and off the course while he displayed a sub-par 18-hole game. NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was on the call for TNT, and the all-time trash-talker had […]

Utah Jazz Hall of Fame power forward Karl Malone was a 14-time All-Star, two-time MVP, and perennial top contender for opposing big men, but a championship always alluded him. Similarly, all-time great power forwards Charles Barkley and Chris Webber had similar issues competing for a title. Malone, 56, however, revealed Barkley and Webber were “more […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley recalled some of his best (and worst) moments during a fun chat with ESPN’s Zach Lowe as a guest of The Lowe Post podcast. The Hall of Famer mentioned the time he played an NBA game drunk as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers because he thought he was getting traded […]

Charles Barkley has chimed on on the whole Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James debate. Barkley, who himself had the opportunity to play against Jordan on more than a few occasions during his heyday, says that he believes it is simply not right to compare LeBron to MJ. “In my opinion, Michael the GOAT,” Barkley said […]

By the end of the 1992 season, Charles Barkley was coming off six consecutive All-Star team appearances with the Philadelphia 76ers. His time with Philly had come to an end at that point, and according to the Hall of Famer, he actually preferred to have been traded to the Portland Trail Blazers instead of the […]

According to NBA legend Karl Malone, one of his former Utah Jazz teammates was never the same after a harrowing incident with Shaquille O’Neal. During Inside Stuff’s ’90s Reunion posted prior to the final episodes of ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” Charles Barkley asked the virtual room of 20-plus former players if there were any hoopers […]

Mavs owner Mark Cuban has offered a response to comments made by NBA legends Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal, who recently noted that the 2019-20 season should be cancelled due to ongoing concerns with the coronavirus pandemic. At first, Barkley felt that games could be played at a later date. Now, however, he feels it’s […]

Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem also tuned in to Sunday’s amazing episodes of “The Last Dance,” and as it turns out, the bit about NBA legend Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr getting into a fight one time in practice seems to have riled up Haslem a bit too much. In a video interview with Richard […]

Episode 8 of “The Last Dance” which aired on Sunday featured the infamous fight that went down between Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr during practice. NBA legend Charles Barkley has shared his thoughts on the same — as well as Jordan’s general tendency to pick on some of his teammates — and according to the […]

Rod Thorn was the man at the helm in 1984 when the Chicago Bulls selected Michael Jordan third overall in the draft. That draft class was simply epic. Aside from Jordan, three other future Hall of Famers also populated that class, including Hakeem Olajuown, Charles Barkley and John Stockton. According to Thorn though, the Bulls […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Charles Barkley says current Sixers star Joel Embiid hates him. Chuck told the Waddle and Silvy Show on ESPN 1000 in Chicago that Embiid doesn’t like him anymore after his “lazy” comment: “Joel Embiid hates me because I call him lazy,” Charles Barkley said, via Nick Friedell of ESPN. “Which, No. 1, […]

The 1992 Dream Team is easily the best basketball team ever assembled — we know, we made a list. A lot of stories have surfaced regarding how intense their practices got, and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley went into detail as to how the NBA superstars on the team wanted to “kill each other” during […]

Once upon a time, Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan were best friends, almost like brothers. But after Barkley said some harsh things about Jordan as an executive of the then Charlotte Bobcats franchise, things got sour between the two legends. And even up to now, Barkley is not optimistic that things will be back to […]

Two-time NBA champion and former member of the infamous Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys” has been on the wrong end of some harsh criticism of late. This has been brought about by his portrayal in ESPN’s hit docuseries “The Last Dance,” wherein Thomas’ rather unsavory relationship with the great Michael Jordan is explored. Recently, however, none […]

Episodes 5 and 6 of “The Last Dance” delved into plenty of subjects, exploring a wide gamut of Michael Jordan antics, his relationships with fellow players, and his ultimate desire to become the best player alive. Here are six of the best things that took place in these episodes of “The Last Dance.” Kobe on […]

Michael Jordan never forgets. This is something the great Charles Barkley learned in the many years he played against the Chicago Bulls legend during their time in the NBA. Barkley recently opened up about why he hated losing to Jordan: “It was difficult because if you lose to him, No. 1, you’re never going to […]

Charles Barkley is just one of the many Hall of Famers denied a chance of an NBA title by the ’90s Chicago Bulls team led by Michael Jordan. His best shot at the title came in the 1992-93 season when the 6-foot-6 forward led the Phoenix Suns to the Finals. In an appearance on Episode […]

In Episode 6 of “The Last Dance,” Michael Jordan admitted that he was upset after losing the 1993 Most Valuable Player award to Charles Barkley. Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and Barkley’s Phoenix Suns faced in the 1993 NBA Finals. Ahead of their matchup, Barkley was crowned league MVP — which Jordan took personally. “I was a […]

The Detroit Pistons won back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990 and are best known for haunting Michael Jordan in the Chicago Bulls in the early stages of Jordan’s career. Those Pistons teams, led by a backcourt of Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars and a physical bunch of forwards and big men that included a […]

While not the only metric used to qualify a player’s greatness, the number of rings a player has is often used as a trump card in basketball debates. All-time NBA greats like Bill Russell and Michael Jordan consistently led their teams to championship wins and have their resumes boosted because of it. However, while winning […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley took a big shot at LeBron James as part of the endless GOAT debate between the Los Angeles Lakers star and Michael Jordan. In reference to Jordan’s trials and tribulations as shown in ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance,” Barkley prompted James would want no part of the Bad Boy Pistons, who […]

Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics, the Dream Team played in a qualifying tournament against Olympic hopefuls. They blew out most of the teams as expected. According to NBA legend Charles Barkley, before one of these games, Michael Jordan played 36 holes in golf but was still able to lock down a player. Barkley appeared […]

Thanks to ESPN’s docu-series “The Last Dance,” the entire sports world — and more specifically fans of the NBA — is buzzing once again. Even though there are no live sports to follow along with in North America, it feels as though basketball fans are traveling through time en route to watching Chicago Bulls legendary […]

For NBA legend Charles Barkley, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is “the worst member of the boy band.” Earlier, Green claimed that Barkley is just jealous of him and his achievements which includes three title rings. In an appearance on Coffee With Cal, Barkley retaliated, comparing Green to the ‘worst member’ of a boy […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star power forward Draymond Green, a frequent foe of Hall of Fame power forward Charles Barkley, is answering back in a big way at his incessant detractor. “I got a lot of respect for Charles Barkley the basketball player, as a fan of basketball growing up Charles Barkley was a great basketball […]