Charles Barkley’s March Madness Torment Takes a Pause Much to Kenny Smith’s Relief

Published 03/24/2024, 4:34 PM EDT

Charles Barkley is known for his no-minced-words attitude when he talks about the game as an analyst. The Philadelphia 76ers legend has been actively analyzing March Madness along with his TNT buddies, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson. But he sure has a lot of fun around his co-hosts. Fans have made compilations of him and Shaquille O’Neal roasting each other to the limits. This time another former NBA player was caught in Barkley’s crossfire.

While talking about favorites to win the NCAA tournament, Barkley named a team just to upset Kenny Smith. “I want Izzo to win because I hate Kenny [Smith].” Barkley joked. However, the fun didn’t stop there. Smith uploaded a story on his Instagram to celebrate not spending the day with Barkley.

He wrote “NO CHUCK THIS MORNING!! #MORE FOOD.” He was also seen singing the words Subbing in for Chuck this morning, ending with repeating “No Chuck No Chuck No Chuck“, smiling from ear to ear.

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During an episode of Inside the NBA show, Charles Barkley couldn’t stop himself from trolling Shaq. In a clip, Shaq can be seen crossing a road with heavy traffic in bare minimum clothing. When he was asked what the purpose of him was doing it, Shaq replied it was for his show. He remembered the show and said, “It was a show I had called Shaq A**. Just doing a lot of stunts and a lot of crazy stuff.”

This was the opportunity Barkley was waiting for. Shaq was already embarrassed and had no idea how the studio got hold of the clip. Barkley said, “I wish somebody hit your a**. Please, somebody run over him,” while laughing hysterically. Shaq then revealed that he has close to thousands of such skits unreleased.

Barkley once again went off and said, “What kind of skit is you walking in your underwear across the highway, that’s not a skit, that’s just a damn fool.” Big Man Shaq couldn’t help himself and chuckled at that statement from Barkley.

NCAA fans are happy that they get to enjoy the comedic side of Barkley for March Madness. Do tell us your views: Is the addition of Charles Barkley a good thing or not for March Madness?

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Pranav Kotai is an NBA beat writer at EssentiallySports. With a master's in sports management and a lifelong passion for basketball, Pranav has an eye for understanding NBA like no other. Pranav is an open encyclopedia of all storylines, with a well-rounded approach to his writing, especially for his favorites like NBA legends Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley.

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