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Charles Barkley Getting Roasted on Live TV by ‘Inside the NBA’ Co-Host Leaves the Studio in Splits: “I’ll Hit a Man With Glasses”

Published 10/21/2022, 12:01 AM EDT

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The ‘Inside The NBA’ crew is back. With all its good-natured ribbing, hot take on interesting topics, sharing untold stories, and obviously roasting each other. That is one of the reasons why fans love to see the show. The hosts, Ernie Johnson, Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, and Charles Barkley have undeniable chemistry with each other on the show. 

And with all four hosts getting contract extensions, we’ll be seeing this squad for many years to come in the future. Also, the crew seems to be in full swing, taking jabs at each other from the get-go too. 

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The ‘Inside the NBA’ crew is back in action

As Charles Barkley was about to share one of the stories from the time when he played in the NBA, Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith had an epic response that had the other hosts in splits and left Barkley absolutely befuddled. 

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Charles Barkley was about to tell a story about Gregg Popovich, the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and the longest-tenured coach in NBA history. Barkley said, “Gregg Popovich, one of the greatest coaches ever, said something to me one time. We were down there doing a game…”

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And as Barkley was about to tell the rest of the crew what Popovich told him, Kenny interrupted by saying, “Stop eating?” Right after Shaquille O’Neal chimed in and said, “Don’t go to Krispy Kreme?” Seems as if the crew was sitting on these kinds of rebuttals for a while and are ready to unleash them on Day 1 itself.

Even Chuck couldn’t help but muffle his laugh. So, as Kenny tried to give an appropriate response in order to not get one jab back from Barkley, he tried to play it off and distract Barkley from that brutal roast. 

Charles Barkley was ready to throw his hands

But Barkley wasn’t going to fall for that. As Kenny tried to save some face on TV, Barkley said, “I’ll hit a man with glasses. Keep it up.” It seems as if even the crew missed this playful banter with each other for quite some time.

Watch This Story – 5 times Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal had heated fights on Inside The NBA

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As for what Gregg Popovich told Barkley, guess fans will never know. Popovich is arguably one of the best coaches of all time. Under his reign, the Spurs had a winning record and did not miss the playoffs for more than two decades.

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Coming back to what Kenny had to say to Charles, maybe it was a response to this roast from back in the day on the show.

Are you excited to see the ‘Inside the NBA’ crew once again this season? Let us know in the comments below. 

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Abhishek Dhariwal is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He earned his bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Xavier's College and his master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from AAFT School of Mass Communication and Journalism.
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