“Simple and plain, give me the lane, I’ll throw it down your throat like Barkley.” Nothing could F with that Chuck D line in 1987. A slimmed down but still round Charles Barkley was a rebounding and dunking machine and Public Enemy’s debut album Yo! Bumrush the Show was blowing up. It’s kind of amazing how much the rap game changed in the three years between Kurtis Blow’s “Basketball” and PE’s Rebel. Read the full story

I think the message is clear. Nobody on the original Dream Team would’ve handled relocating from Cleveland to Miami the way LeBron James did. Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen are all on record against either James teaming up with Wade and Bosh, or the way he went about teaming up with Wade and Bosh. I bet even Christian Laettner would have something to say about the biggest basketball story of the summer if anyone cared enough to ask his opinion.

The basketball legends were in the house for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductions and gave their thoughts on LeBron. Barkley didn’t go as hard as he did in this radio interview but his dislike for dancing on stage still burns. Read the full story

Charles Barkley spent the first eight years of his professional career in Philly, lives there during the NBA offseason and remains a fan of the city’s teams, except for the Eagles. Barkley joined Ernie Johnson, Buck Martinez and David Wells in the announcer’s booth for a Sunday afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies. Chuck spent a little time on baseball and a lot of time on everything else. His knack for saying something memorable combined with Boomer Wells and a rain delay led to some great television.

If you enjoy conversations where guys argue who’s fatter, talk about their nicknames and discuss the racial makeup of Ernie Johnson, this is the video for you. If you’re not a fan of any of those things, don’t worry, you will be. Read the full story

Charles Barkley made his annual trip to the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship. He delighted the crowd with an unintentional spot-on Tiger Woods impersonation and said that a two-time MVP leaving to join other great players is “ridiculous.”

Barkley carried his golf clubs in a special edition bag loaned to him by Lance Armstrong and his foundation. Charles wasn’t impressed. After ripping his “sorry ass bag” Barkley joked about Armstrong’s poor performance at the Tour de France. Seems like the joke is on Chuck because he still had to play golf in front of a crowd. Read the full story

The Sacramento Kings-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry started in 2000 and culminated with the 2002 Western Conference finals in which many people feel the Kings got jobbed by the refs (and the NBA). One of the folks that believes something shady went down is former Kings forward and current TNT and NBA TV analyst Chris Webber.

Shaquille O’Neal joined “Inside the NBA” after the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-93 victory over the Boston Celtics in the first game of their Eastern Conference semifinal match-up. While answering an Ernie Johnson question, Shaq made a reference to getting a tough whistle like he did back in the day against Webber’s Kings. C-Webb responded with “Hey Shaq, Tim Donaghy’s on the phone for you.” Read the full story

Since the NBA on TNT is on cable Charles Barkley apparently thinks anything goes when he’s on camera. Onetime he called a producer a pussy and nearly sent Reggie Miller into shock. Another time he flipped the bird at Ernie Johnson which surprised nobody. On Tuesday night Barkley was back to his on-air cussing ways. During the halftime “T-Mobile Questions for Chuck” segment two young ladies appeared on video and asked Charles if he preferred blondes or brunettes. Barkley didn’t want to answer the question but Ernie and Kenny kept pressing him. He finally responded with “Y’all are assholes around here.” You have to admit he has a way with words. Read the full story

Life is good for Charles Barkley. He’s on a level where he can do or say anything he wants and the masses laugh it off because “that’s Barkley.” It’s beyond having F U money. Barry Bonds has a juiced up bank account, but angry mobs would call for the death penalty if he got drunk and rolled through a stop sign in pursuit of the best blow job ever. Barkley gets to cross the night from his bucket list.

The same rules apply for Charles on the NBA on TNT. He can call his producer a pussy or flip the bird at Ernie Johnson with no backlash. Read the full story