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Charles Barkley made a lot of ears go up when he said professional sports players should get preferential treatment regarding the coronavirus vaccine because they “pay more taxes.” Barkley frequently blurts out controversial statements during his entertaining analysis for TNT’s “Inside the NBA.” It has propelled him to pop culture prominence and helped him win…

The famously bombastic Charles Barkley is creating more controversy, this time by throwing major shade at current NBA superstar Kevin Durant. In an interview with former ESPN sports anchor Dan Patrick on his radio show, Barkley, 57, barked that Durant is still not a “bus driver” and was a “bus rider” during his championship years…

Charles Barkley is facing backlash for comments he made about Breonna Taylor. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, Barkley and his fellow commentators on “Inside of NBA,” Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal, shared their thoughts about the case before the Los Angeles Lakers faced off against the Denver Nuggets. Barkley suggested that Taylor’s death…

The man known as the “Round Mound of Rebound” just elbowed NBA icons LeBron James and Kobe Bryant out of the top five players list of all-time greats that many sports pundits put them in. Charles Barkley, the always colorful and bodacious host of “NBA on TNT,” provided his individual top five list of the…

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley continues his scorching criticisms of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green as the two strong personalities trade insults through the media. The beef began a few months ago when Barkley pointed out Green’s poor play this season for the Warriors. The three-time NBA champs have the NBA’s worst record…

Legendary Geto Boys member Willie D has taken issue with Charles Barkley again, and this time his words took on an altogether different tone. In April 2016, the outspoken rapper took aim at a group of Black men, Barkley included, on a song titled “Coon.” While ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith, actress Stacey Dash and…

Legendary Geto Boys member Willie D has taken issue with Charles Barkley again, and this time his words took on an altogether different tone. In April 2016, the outspoken rapper took aim at a group of Black men, Barkley included, on a song titled “Coon.” While ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith, actress Stacey Dash and…

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is under fire for allegedly telling a female reporter that he would hit her. Barkley, the former Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns legend who is now a two-time Emmy Award-winning analyst for “NBA on TNT,” allegedly told “Axios” reporter Alexis McCammond, “I don’t hit women, but if I did…

NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal’s sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, died of cancer on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Harrison-Jex, a 40-year-old mother and graduate of Florida A&M University, had been battling cancer for three years. The news of his sister’s passing was announced by O’Neal’s co-hosts on Thursday’s episode of “Inside the NBA” on TNT, the basketball analysis…

Charles Barkley used his “Saturday Night Live” monologue to blast Fox News’ Laura Ingraham’s recent demand that NBA star LeBron James just “shut up and dribble” and leave politics to the pundits and practitioners. Barkley reminded the crowd that he has been “saying whatever the hell I want to for 30 years” and that…

Charles Barkley is notoriously opinionated and, what’s more, he has no filter on his tongue that would excise the most inflammatory words from his statements. But that uncommon, much-admired trait is what has fueled his popularity as a sports analyst and led to him becoming an Emmy-winning commentator on the award-winning “NBA on TNT.” On…

Very few people could have foreseen the dangers and ramifications of an unedited, unfiltered and unapologetic Charles Barkley speaking freely on issues of the day as a Hall of Fame player. That quality made him the most endearing player on the legendary Dream Team in 1992. It has helped him win Emmy Awards as an…

Charles Barkley has always spoke his mind when it comes to sports, politics, and race. But while Barkley’s take on sports is often interesting and hilarious, he usually misses the point when it comes to race. During an interview with WRBC-TV, Barkley shared his thoughts on the removal of Confederate statues. “I’m not going to…

sonofthebronx: Charles Barkley is going to a fat farm NBA TV NBA Finals Postgame https://t.co/Hi7VCD7cXj pic.twitter.com/opzPxodPyU — FanSportsClips (@FanSportsClips) June 10, 2017 Embarrassed by his weight, retired NBA player Charles Barkley revealed plans to “disappear” to a “fat farm.” “Listen, I am embarrassed about how fat I have become,” the Alabama native said during Game…

Dunking in basketball is much like hitting a home run in baseball, where they’ve long said that “chicks love the long ball.” Dunking is the sexiest and most admired act in the sport because only a small percentage can perform the act, and even a smaller fraction of the population can make a spectacular dunk…

Charles Barkley shares why he takes on race in the new series “American Race.” Edit: @Maritrustme

“I don’t know you, I don’t like you.” Those words were aimed at Charles Barkley during a town hall meeting held in Baltimore following the 2015 uprising that occurred following the death of Freddie Gray. Barkley, known for his NBA Hall of Fame career and antics on “Inside the NBA,” decided to participate in the…

It is Selection Sunday and many basketball fans are scrambling to complete brackets. We talked to the basketball experts at Inside the NBA and CBS who will be calling the NCAA Tournament, who lent their advice to those filling out your March Madness brackets to help you along the way on your quest to defeat…

The AAU culture in basketball has pushed parents around the country and even around the world to proclaim their children as the greatest thing to ever play the game. Kids are now ranked in middle school in national publications and have professional YouTube mixes and stories done on them before the age of 14 because…

NBA legend Charles Barkley spoke at Morehouse College in Atlanta at an intimate conversation about the condition and realities of today’s NBA. Titled A Night With Sir Charles, the event was held at Ray Charles Performing Arts Center.