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Charles Barkley has always been a little more than opinionated. He has stirred the pot many times with controversial statements since his days as a young basketball player. Barkley recently agreed to host a show named The Race Card to explore to talk racial issues in America. Since the beginning of the recent social events happening […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook wears the most interesting outfits in the NBA. There is literally no telling what type of eccentric gear he might be seen wearing to a game, or in press conferences. He recently visited the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon during fashion week, and was asked about the criticisms he’s drawn from Charles […]

Friendship knows no boundaries for Charles Barkley, as the controversial TNT analyst flew to Houston against doctor’s orders to visit his friend and colleague, Craig Sager. Barkley — still recovering from a month-old hip replacement surgery — took the chance to visit Sager, who is undergoing a third bone marrow transplant in his battle against Leukemia. Sager’s son (of the […]

Charles Barkley may have a point. Appearing on The Brad Cesmat Show Monday, Barkley was asked about Team USA basketball’s recent struggles. The U.S. beat Australia by 10 and then only beat Serbia and France by three points each. Barkley pointed to the construction of the roster as to why Team USA hasn’t been more […]

Charles Barkley has found himself the role as a host for a new six episode series called The Race Card. This show, slated to premiere early 2017, will aim to “bust up the echo chamber mentality that so often has people retreating to corners of the like-minded, where views are reinforced and ideas are distorted into […]

20 years have passed since Michael Jordan joined forces with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes squad to battle the Monstars. The Monstars were a group of aliens who had stolen and used the talents of a few NBA players such as Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing. Jordan, along with the Tune Squad challenged the Monstars […]

The stubbornness of Charles Barkley will never allow him to acknowledge the greatness of the Golden State Warriors. In fact, it only makes him stoop lower. In front of a crowd at the Lake Tahoe Casino earlier this week, Barkley took to the stage and ripped the Warriors, saying that they “play girly basketball.” Jerry […]

The Golden State Warriors made history last year, winning 73 games during the 2015-2016 regular season, displaying unbelievable endurance and versatility. They then fought their way to the NBA finals, where they were ultimately beaten by LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers. When you win more games in one year than anyone has in the history of […]

After participating in “The Basketball Tournament” this week, former NBA guard Jason Williams sat down for a press conference. He was asked about Kevin Durant’s much debated free agency decision to join the Golden State Warriors, among other topics. Per Mike Ortiz Jr of Did You See That?!, White Chocolate had some strong words for […]

Former NBA player Jayson Williams on a podcast interview with Vice Sports, spoke about ex teammate Charles Barkley’s laziness and bad habits during practice. Williams recalled how Barkley would arrive to Philadelphia 76ers practice late, ride the stationary bike while eating McDonald’s, and yell at this teammates on the practice court. Barkley recently spoke with Sportscenter regarding […]

Charles Barkley is not a fan of small ball. Meanwhile, the addition of Kevin Durant to an already potent Golden State Warriors lineup sent shockwaves throughout the league. But apparently, it wasn’t enough to change Sir Charles’ mind. In the brief lull before the opening of the American Century Championship, the gregarious NBA great made his thoughts known, […]

The continuous improvement of Jonas Valanciunas’ game has meant that the Toronto Raptors center’s name has been uttered more regularly on live television over the last couple of years. On TNT’s NBA coverage, the ever entertaining, and sometimes annoying to others, Charles Barkley has found it a somewhat difficult challenge to pronounce the Lithuanian big man’s […]

Former New Jersey Nets All-Star forward Jayson Williams recently spoke with Vice Sports to share a few stories about the NBA in the ’90s. Williams played in the NBA for nine years, spending two of them playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. One of the stories he highlighted was about former teammate Charles Barkley. Everyone knows […]

Former New Jersey Nets power forward Jayson Williams recently took some time to speak with Vice Sports about his experiences in the NBA. Williams played for two teams in the NBA, the Philadelphia Sixers and the Nets from 1990-1999. His career ended abruptly in April of 1999, when he broke his leg in a collision that […]

Everyone seemingly weighed in on Kevin Durant‘s decision to leave the Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. In typical retired player fashion, Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller offered criticism over the move. A refresher: Barkley said “Kevin Durant is trying to cheat his way into a championship” and Miller ended a long letter for Bleacher […]

The Round Mound Of Rebound is not one for social media. Charles Barkley appeared on ESPN’s Dan Le Batard Show this week and, as always, he made for a highly entertaining interviewee. During the show, Chuck claimed that he received lucrative offers to jump aboard certain social media platforms, Twitter in particular: “I’ve been offered […]

Charles Barkley has spoken on a few controversial issues this week, and he took some time to address the recent arrest of Draymond Green. Barkley is one to rarely hold his tongue, as he was also in support of Green’s controversial punch that resulted in his suspension for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Barkley spoke on ESPN’s […]

TNT’s “Inside The NBA” panelist and NBA legend, Charles Barkley, has some advice for the newly acquired Golden State Warriors forward, Kevin Durant. Durant, who was the marquee free agent on the market this summer, has an eventful past on social media. Since free agency began, people have been digging up some old tweets made […]

A number of players, past and present, have chimed in with their opinions on Kevin Durant‘s decision to play for the Golden State Warriors. Many have identified it as an understandable basketball decision that KD has the right to make, while others are disappointed given the growing lack of parity it presents, as well as […]

Charles Barkley recently made a visit as a guest on the Any Given Wednesday show, hosted by Bill Simmons. If you’ve ever heard Barkley on Inside the NBA on TNT, he occasionally and randomly blurts out about how the Houston Rockets owe him millions of dollars, but he never explains why. During one segment of the show with […]

Even though TNT’s coverage of the NBA has concluded until next season, Charles Barkley‘s opinion continues to be sought out as the NBA Finals play out. In particular, Chuck was asked to weigh in on the Draymond Green–LeBron James incident. As you’ve surely seen a number of times by now, James attempted to step over […]

As you’ve probably heard, Kevin Love was ruled out for Game 3 of the NBA Finals after suffering a concussion on Sunday night. Love expressed a strong desire to play, but the team won’t medically clear him until at least Game 4. Unlike the NFL, the NBA isn’t known to have a concussion problem, and […]

NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley has what is probably the worst golf swing in the history of golfing. You would think one of the legends of basketball would be able to at least compete in other sports. But, as it turns out, his baseball swing is not much better. Barkley was […]

When you’re the best at what you do, you’re going to have a lot of haters. Take for example, the Golden State Warriors. Despite a record-breaking 73-9 season and easily becoming the greatest three-point shooting team of all time, they can’t seem to gain the respect of prior generations. Numerous players from the past such […]

Charles Barkley is a polarizing figure. Some people love him. Others love to hate him. His opinions and outlandish comments have sparked countless social media battles on even the most trivial topics. If only he had a Twitter account. Throughout the playoffs, Barkley has been outspoken about his belief that the Warriors will not win […]

Charles Barkley ate his own words on Tuesday night when he took on his colleague and fellow Inside The NBA analyst, Ernie Johnson. Johnson challenged Chuck to a 3-point shooting contest after Barkley had made fun of Johnson’s shooting because he is a “grandpa,” as Chuck put it. The two each shot five times from […]

Despite all of their success, Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley just can’t stop hating on the Golden State Warriors. A year ago, he constantly stated that a jump shooting team couldn’t win the championship (but they did), and he guaranteed the Dubs won’t come out of the West this season. Now, just days after Stephen […]

Inside the NBA has been a stellar and entertaining show over the years on TNT during the NBA season. It has not gone unnoticed in the world of media either. In its 27th year on the air – albeit not always with the full casting crew it has currently – Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, host Ernie […]

Yesterday, Tracy McGrady made headlines when he said that Stephen Curry‘s unanimous MVP is a sign that the league is watered down. His statement wasn’t supposed to be a kn0ck on Curry, but rather on the overall talent of the league as a whole. Now, another former star NBA player is expressing essentially the same […]

It’s no secret that Dwight Howard has had his share of critics over the years. Ever since Howard’s unceremonious exit from the Orlando Magic back in 2012, his reputation has slowly declined with each passing year. The peak of the center’s criticism happened during the 2012-13 season, his lone campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

While Dwight Howard receives plenty of criticism these days, there’s little doubt he’s made his mark in the NBA. Despite being just 30 years of age, Howard has accomplished more in his NBA career than just about all of his peers. He’s a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, an eight-time All-Star and he has […]

In the world of wrestling, legend Ric Flair aka “The Nature Boy” had a coined tagline when he gave interviews and did promos that resonated throughout his career. “Whooo!!” he would say as if he got great enjoyment out of whatever words he spoke. Recently, Charles Barkley and Shaq had a mini wrestling match backstage and tumbled over […]

Apparently Shaquille O’Neal loved his appearance on WrestleMania 32 (which was hilarious by the way) so much that he couldn’t keep away from wrestling. This time it’s against his coworker Charles Barkley, though. RELATED: Shaq pulls off ‘Gorilla Dab’ dance move https://www.instagram.com/p/BExEwS2gyuW/ Another angle: https://www.instagram.com/p/BEyb943nJe6/ It’s a little big unclear what prompted this, but it […]

After making some strong comments disparaging the Houston Rockets, Charles Barkley apologized to the front office with a series of statements saying his comments were inaccurate. However, he’s still taking shots at the team itself, especially James Harden. RELATED: Charles Barkley writes off Rockets, literally A year after reaching the Western Conference Finals, the Rockets […]

We all know Charles Barkley has an affinity to speak his mind on the popular sports program Inside the NBA on TNT.  Barkley rarely holds back his tongue, and even has an occasional back and forth with Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey, who relies very heavily on analytics for basketball, to Chuck’s disagreement. After the Rockets lost […]

There is never ever a dull moment on Inside the NBA on TNT.  On this occasion, Shaq invented a new dance, named the Gorilla Dab, and posted it on social media. When asked about why the dance was created, Shaq explained his motivations. I have the sexy features of a gorilla, I like to dance, and […]

Last night, the Houston Rockets shocked the NBA world with their 97-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Yes, the Dubs were without MVP Stephen Curry, but many analysts still didn’t give Houston a chance of winning a single game. Include Charles Barkley in that bunch, literally writing off Games 5-7 for the Rockets-Warriors series from […]

The Golden State Warriors travel to Houston to play the Rockets for game 3 of the first round of the playoffs, but they’re not the only ones going on the road trip. In case you needed to know the route from S.F. to Houston, NBA Hall of Famer and TNT broadcaster, Shaquille O’Neal, aka “The […]

Inside the NBA, or The NBA on TNT, is never a show without its own treats. Last night, Charles Barkley bragged about his new Yoga adventure as the conversation shifted to conditioning after Barkley continued to lament on larger women in San Antonio. It didn’t stop there, either. He was so sure of how great he’s been […]