Charles Barkley dreading ‘unbearable’ Stephen A. Smith after Knicks win
"I’m gonna have to keep the volume down on First Take"
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Charles Barkley asks if DeAndre Jordan is the ugliest person Nikola Jokić has ever kissed
"Is that the ugliest person you ever kissed in your life?"
Michael Wilbon admits he had to be talked into doing ‘Pardon the Interruption’
"Charles took me to dinner and said, 'What do you mean you're thinking about not doing this show, what are you talking about?'"
Charles Barkley trying to set TNT’s relationship with the French Open on fire
"We gave them $60 million a year, they can shut the hell up"
Charles Barkley on JJ Redick walking out of pregame press conference: ‘He’s just sensitive’
"Everybody is afraid to say 'I was wrong.'"
Charles Barkley ‘concerned’ about Bill Belichick, plans on reaching out
"This is starting to be on a very slippery slope."
Charles Barkley unloads on ‘clowns’ at ESPN
"The clowns at ESPN, they always make me laugh."
Shaq blames Giannis Antetokounmpo for altercation with Tyrese Haliburton’s dad: ‘Don’t be a punk’
"I’m just saying, don’t be a punk and whine about it. It comes with the territory. It happens."
‘Inside the NBA’ cast relentlessly mocks Heat for ‘quitting’ in Game 4 against Cavaliers
"This might be the worst game I've ever watched."
Charles Barkley ‘bored’ by NBA Playoffs
"I'm bored, brother. I'm not even gonna lie."
Charles Barkley: ‘People my entire life have tried to make me be racist’
"If you’re a racist, whether you’re Black or white, you’re just an a**hole"
Charles Barkley’s future might be better with the NHL on TNT
Barkley’s love for hockey is legitimate.
Charles Barkley rips NBA for putting Nuggets-Clippers Game 3 on NBA TV
Charles Barkley was apoplectic over the NBA putting a non-competitive Grizzlies-Thunder series on TNT instead of Clippers-Nuggets.
Charles Barkley calls out ‘dirty play’ on Luka Dončić
"It should be a fine. I wouldn’t suspend him, but it was a dirty play."
Charles Barkley urges America to stop being thin-skinned: ‘There’s a lot of losers out there’
"One of the biggest problems we got in this country, people feel the need to respond to everything something says about them."
Ernie Johnson issues apology for false claim from ‘Inside the NBA’ cast that Billy Ray Bates had died: ‘We screwed up’
"In short, we screwed up. And we apologize to Billy Ray Bates and his family."
Charles Barkley urges Nico Harrison to shut up
"This war is over brotha. You takin' the L."
Charles Barkley’s awkward Billy Ray Bates comment exacerbated by Shaq on ‘Inside the NBA’
"You’re gonna get us fired, Chuck!"
ESPN and TNT both offered ‘RINGZZZ’ analysis Sunday, at the expense of P.K. Subban and Charles Barkley
Both TNT's NBA broadcast and ESPN's NHL one saw dives into the value of championship rings.
Charles Barkley would not vote for Stephen A. Smith as President: ‘Hard no’
"Knock it off. Calm down, Stephen A."
Charles Barkley takes back San Antonio ‘b*tches’ comment: ‘Want a do-over on that one’
"I think I fumbled that one. I didn't like using the word b*tches. So that's on me."
Charles Barkley uninterested in ESPN role beyond ‘Inside the NBA’: ‘We’re not doing all those other damn shows’
"It’s an honor and a privilege to work for ESPN, but I’m not gonna be going on First Take, Get Up, SportsCenter, Pat McAfee."
Charles Barkley finally hit a same game parlay after incredible losing streak
After going on an 0-21 streak, Charles Barkley finally made a correct same game parlay pick for TNT's last regular season broadcast.
Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley call out ‘immature’ Ja Morant after hand grenade celebration
"Maybe he should leave the celebrations where people might die alone."
Can Tony Reali succeed Ernie Johnson on ‘Inside the NBA’?
"What Ernie does on television with them is the basis of how I like doing TV, that’s relatable, unpredictable television."