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Charles Barkley, Candace Owens Combine Forces to Be Loud and Wrong About Breonna Taylor, Defunding the Police

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Charles Barkley said something stupid—again. On Thursday, as hundreds of figures throughout the sports world shared their reactions to the Breonna Taylor verdict, the 11-time NBA All-Star offered his own opinion on TNT’s Inside the NBA. “I just feel bad that the young lady lost her life,”…

By

Jay Connor

Published

September 25, 2020
News

Remember When Charles Barkley and Shaq Got Into That On-Court Scrap? It Turns Out It Was Their Mothers Who Squashed the Beef

Shaquille O’Neal is big as shit. At over seven feet tall and somewhere around 330 pounds, he’s not the type of dude who’s had to throw hands too many times over the course of his life. But back in 1999, fellow NBA legend Charles Barkley decided he wanted that smoke. So during the second quarter…

By

Jay Connor

Published

September 17, 2020
Culture, Sports

The Last Dance Has Charles Barkley Reminiscing on His Failed Friendship With Michael Jordan: 'The Guy Was Like a Brother to Me'

In a past life, Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan had the type of friendship that we all aspire to have, complete with golf outings, friendship bracelets, and a bar fight or seven. But somewhere along the way, things went left, and Barkley admits that the fervor surrounding ESPN’s The Last Dance has him feeling some…

By

Jay Connor

Published

May 6, 2020
Entertainment, Music

Charles Barkley Shares Hilarious Story About Michael Jackson and Reveals His Favorite Rap Group of All Time

I pride myself on being pretty observant, and a great way to learn about somebody is either by their shoes or their taste in music. As a media figure, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley spends most of his time sitting behind a desk, so I have no idea what kind of sneakers or shoes…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 30, 2020
Culture, Sports

Charles Barkley in Self-Quarantine After Testing for Coronavirus: 'I Haven't Been Feeling Great'

As the coronavirus continues to ripple throughout the sports world, NBA hall of famer Charles Barkley has announced that he’s under self-quarantine. CBS Sports reports that the 11-time NBA All-Star called into Thursday’s edition of Inside the NBA on TNT to reveal that he has been tested for the coronavirus and is under self-quarantine as…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 13, 2020
News

Charles Barkley to Sell Memorabilia to Build Affordable Housing in His Alabama Hometown: 'It Would be a Really Cool Thing for Me'

Charles Barkley is well-known for being generous with his opinions, but now the NBA hall of famer is pouring that same generosity into something a bit more benevolent: building affordable housing. The Washington Post reports that the one-time Round Mound of Rebound is selling memorabilia from his illustrious NBA career in order to raise funds…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 10, 2020
Culture, Sports

'You Wanna Arrest Me Like Charles Oakley?': Spike Lee Gets In Heated Confrontation With Knicks Security

If NBA basketball had a boogeyman, it’d be Charles Oakley. For 19 seasons, the former Virginia Union Panther not only bruised and bullied his opponents in the paint, but was notorious for doing the exact same thing off the court. So when the retired NBA great got into a scuffle with Madison Square Garden security…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 3, 2020
Black Excellence, Culture

Charles Barkley Gifts HBCU Miles College With $1 Million

Charles Barkley definitely understands the value of our nation’s historically black colleges and universities—so much so that he has reportedly made it his personal mission to give them money whenever possible. USA Today reports that the former NBA All-Star and USA “Dream Team” member, who previously donated $1 million each to Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse…

By

Monique Judge

Published

January 10, 2020
News

Charles Barkley Apologizes for Telling Female Reporter, 'I Don’t Hit Women, But If I Did I Would Hit You'

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is world-renowned for saying stupid and reprehensible things, but his latest attempt at “humor” might be his worst yet. On Tuesday, reporter Alexi McCammond threw Twitter into a tailspin when she revealed an unfavorable encounter that she had with the award-winning Inside the NBA analyst: “Just FYI Charles Barkley…

By

Jay Connor

Published

November 21, 2019
Culture, Sports

Zion Williamson Is Basketball Bo Jackson

You can find some of the very worst people in the world on Twitter, in barbershops, at bars, and anywhere else the upcoming NBA season is being discussed. If you need help distinguishing these repugnant motherfuckers from the rest, just listen in on the conversation, wait until Zion Williamson is brought up, and witness their…

By

Damon Young

Published

October 22, 2019