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Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook has never been under more scrutiny than now after he lost in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year, this time bowing out to the Portland Trail Blazers in five games. To make matters worse, Westbrook had a miserable series, shooting 36 percent from the […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley weighed in on the Russell Westbrook “next-question”-palooza during a Sunday segment of their broadcast of the NBA playoffs. The Oklahoma City Thunder went down into a 3-1 hole to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, but went an even deeper hole in the eyes of the Hall of Famer. Westbrook continued […]

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has already taken his picks for the two teams that will face off in the Eastern Conference Finals. According to the NBA on TNT host, this season’s Eastern Conference Champion will be decided in a thrilling matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks. Chuck's taking Milwaukee & […]

The most intriguing aspect of the series between the Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder is the star-studded matchup between point guards Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook. It seems NBA Hall of Famer and analyst Charles Barkley has seen enough to know it has looked a bit one-sided thus far. There is no question […]

On Sunday afternoon, NBA legend Charles Barkley successfully morphed into a hilarious basketball analyst — again — while creating big laughs. With Barkley and Company going at it on TNT, Chuck was forced to name his top five players in the NBA today. While seemingly having no trouble rattling off his top five, Barkley then […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray arrived to Game 3 of the team’s first-round NBA playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs in a Charles Barkley shirt. After the Nuggets’ Game 2 win at home, Barkley roasted Murray for wearing an NBA Jam shirt that had a drawing of Murray on it. The Nuggets’ sharpshooter […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden had another stellar performance last night, notching a triple-double in helping his team build a commanding 2-0 lead against the Utah Jazz in their first-round playoff series bout. Harden finished with 32 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in Game 2 against the Jazz, which prompted NBA analyst Charles Barkley […]

Shaquille O’Neal (along with Charles Barkley) provide endless laughs on NBA on TNT as their antics are known far and wide, and on Wednesday night, Shaq was caught taking notes on the pronunciation of Indiana Pacers small forward Bojan Bogdanovic’s name. Shaq needs a little help pronouncing Bojan Bogdanovic's name 😂 pic.twitter.com/JZiCh6MCNN — NBA on […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and current NBA on TNT anchor Charles Barkley was not a fan of Oklahoma City Thunder Steven Adams’ hard pick on Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard on Tuesday night. Barkley seemed to take exception of the stonewall screen, and even went as far as labeling Adams’ antics as “bush […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley believes that the 2019 NBA Playoffs will dictate the direction of the Toronto Raptors franchise. Barkley said that the current playoff campaign of the Raptors is the most important in franchise history. The current TNT analyst described the 2019 NBA Playoffs as “franchise-changing” for the Raptors. Sir Charles pointed […]

Charles Barkley had a unique proposition for LeBron James during Sunday’s airing of “Inside the NBA” on TNT. Knowing that the Lakers have been eliminated from the playoffs, Barkley asked The King to join him on the TNT set as a guest analyst: “LeBron James, come into the studio,” Barkley said during Sunday’s telecast, looking […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley asked the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James one last time to come and join the set of Inside The NBA. No, actually he begged him to do so during Sunday’s broadcast of the NBA playoffs. The Lakers forward will be missing the postseason for the first time in 14 years, making […]

Charles Barkley was just one of the many legends on hand to deliver a speech on what was hailed as (and confirmed to be) Dirk Nowitzki’s final home game for the Dallas Mavericks. The “Round Mound of Rebound” opened with his viral story about first meeting the German sharpshooter as a teenager during a Nike […]

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is not one to shy away from speaking his mind. As a matter of fact, it seems that he says some things with the sole intention of getting on peoples’ nerves. This is exactly what Barkley did recently during Katy Perry’s concert in Minnesota for the National Championship Game. […]

Hall of Famer and Auburn alumnus Charles Barkley experienced quite the roller-coaster ride of emotions in the Auburn-Virginia Final Four showdown on Saturday night. Barkley’s friends from NBA on TNT compiled a video of his ever-changing reactions throughout the contest, and it was great: Chuck was on an emotional roller coaster watching his Auburn Tigers […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and current “Inside the NBA” anchor Charles Barkley has spoken out on the controversy surrounding Los Angeles Lakers stud Lonzo Ball and his family’s Big Baller Brand. According to Barkley, Ball family patriarch LaVar Ball has to take the blame for all the trouble BBB has recently gotten into: “This thing […]

On Saturday, the Phoenix Suns defeated the New Orleans Pelicans in overtime by a final score of 138-136. In that game, Devin Booker (to no one’s surprise) had a big scoring day. The superstar dropped 40 points in the win, leading all scorers. The massive day was impressive for multiple reasons, a main one being […]

For years, the debate has continued over whether NCAA athletes should be paid. Some think that athletes involved in such lucrative programs deserve pay, especially for risking injury and draft stock. Others feel that their scholarships are payment enough. NBA legend Charles Barkley is the latest to chime in on the debate. On Wednesday he […]

Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated had a brief talk with Charles Barkley on the prospect of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joining forces to play for the New York Knicks this upcoming summer, but the Hall of Famer doesn’t think they have what it takes to make it in The Big Apple. “You ain’t tough […]

Charles Barkley never met a bold statement he didn’t like. The TNT commentator was his usual self when he talked up the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. "The Portland Trail Blazers are going to the finals!" 👀 pic.twitter.com/sHjMe4LOT0 — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 8, 2019 Charles Barkley is known for picking against the Golden […]

There is definitely no love lost between Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley and Boston Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving. The former has been a staunch critic of the latter, and Barkley has now taken another shot at Irving. Only this time, it appears to be more personal in nature: Charles Barkley talking about […]

Charles Barkley has gone from respected NBA player to respected commentator, and today, he made headlines for comparing today’s Boston Celtics with 1994’s Phoenix Suns. Sporting News is reporting that Barkley recently shared his thoughts about what the Celtics of this year are doing wrong — and it’s a lot of all the same thing […]

NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley chimed in on the recent debate involving Duke freshman forward Zion Williamson and the knee injury that shook college basketball. The 6-foot-7, 285-pound Williamson suffered a mild sprain of his knee during a scary moment in the opening 33 seconds of a Duke-UNC classic, bursting through […]

The recent superteam craze has seen NBA players force their way out of small-market teams onto contenders, something TNT analyst Charles Barkley has seen as an illusion of power, claiming players will never have that edge over those who own a team: “I hear all these clowns on TV talking about, ‘It’s great that all […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley had some things to say about Dallas Mavericks super rookie Luka Doncic. Per Brad Towsend of Sportsday, Barkley was asked about his thoughts on the Dallas Mavericks, most especially their acquisition of Kristaps Porzingis via trade. Barkley likes the move, noting that the team now has the two of the best […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis handled his trade request wrong and that it’s going to come back to haunt him. Davis requested a trade very close to the Feb. 7 trade deadline. The Pelicans didn’t trade The Brow, and now AD has to play the […]

Charles Barkley really, really doesn’t approve of the Los Angeles Lakers’ apparent power play for Anthony Davis. On a special edition of “Inside the NBA” Thursday night, during which LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo drafted their teams for the upcoming NBA All-Star game, the league’s most popular media personality took the opportunity to poke fun […]

It was announced on Friday that the NBA would be selecting D’Angelo Russell as an All-Star. TNT personality and former NBA star Charles Barkley loved this pick and fully endorsed his involvement with the activities. He is replacing Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo, who is out for the year. Oladipo has been excellent this season for the […]

Conventional wisdom says Anthony Davis wants to team up with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. Not only did the New Orleans Pelicans superstar formally request a trade earlier this week, but subsequent reporting has revealed that Davis could opt against signing an extension this summer with whatever team he’s employed by – unless […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley didn’t hold back during Thursday’s double-header that featured the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers, harshly judging the Sixers for their decision to play Joel Embiid through a back injury: “Let me just say this about the Philadelphia 76ers: they got to be the stupidest organization in the history of sports,” said […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley blasted the Oklahoma City Thunder for their performance against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Barkley compared the Thunder to a “pretty girl who is dumb” after blowing a 17-point lead against the LeBron James-less Lakers. Barkley said that the Thunder should have put their foot on the […]

Charles Barkley shared his thoughts on the apology of Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics to LeBron James. On NBA on TNT, Barkley went straight to the point and said that he isn’t buying the Celtics’ guard apology to James. Asked on what his thoughts were, the NBA legend said: “I didn’t like it all. […]

For Charles Barkley, the problem with the Philadelphia 76ers is due to Jimmy Butler’s complaints about his minutes. And as a head coach, Brett Brown needs to show more authority in dealing with such issues. On NBA on TNT, Barkley said that Brown should take Butler, sit down with him, and say: “Jimmy, you’re really […]

The Denver Nuggets are currently the best team in the West, sitting on top of the conference’s standings with a 25-11 record. They are also engaged in a neck-and-neck race with the Warriors for the top spot in the West. The Nuggets have turned a lot of doubters into believers this year, one of them […]

Last Thursday, the 4-24 Phoenix Suns were set to play at home against the Dallas Mavericks. At the time, Phoenix was on a 10-game losing streak and hadn’t won two games in a row all year. TNT analyst and former Suns superstar Charles Barkley made a bold guarantee that Phoenix would rise victorious that evening […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Charles Barkley made it known to Joel Embiid that he is “disappointed” by how the Sixers big man is reacting to his changed role following the Jimmy Butler trade. The Sixers are still trying to figure out how all the pieces fit after trading for Jimmy Butler. Joel Embiid is taking a lesser […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets have been the surprise story of the NBA over the first two months of the season, running out to a 21-9 record and sitting in first place in the Western Conference at the start of play on Thursday night. It has been due in large part to a balanced […]

NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley says when New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis signed with Rich Paul of Klutch Sports before the season started, he “knew the fix was in” to get AD to the Los Angeles Lakers. Rich Paul is the agent of Lakers star small forward LeBron […]

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz has his hands full against the Houston Texans on Sunday. Schwartz has a game plan for quarterback Deshaun Watson and his versatile style as well stopping running back Lamar Miller. However, Schwartz seems most worried about wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. According to Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports, Schwartz had […]