Insane start to Inside the NBA yesterday. Charles Barkley poked fun at Snoop Dogg, Nelly and Soulja Boy, making Shaq and the backstage crew laugh out loud multiple times.
“Don’t make me out you, you just mad you here and not at the inauguration” to Kenny
I’m dying
“You know what… You’re God damn right”
I died even more lol
He said “we know you got the invite”
chuck comes out guns blazing. love it
Kenny throws it right back at Chuck with “yeah, we know you got that invite”
This isn’t the first time Chuck referenced Kenny being a republican lol.
He straight up said Kenny voted for trump one time lol
In that one clip where Charles makes a joke about a Mexican band not being able to get over the wall (~8 years ago), Kenny was visibly pissed when he mentioned Kenny and Shaq voted Trump
Here it is, around 2:02
Goddamn lmaooo the band looked so confused
Kenny looks so upset.
Making Kenny mad is the best thing ever
At least Shaq can laugh about it. For once not the most thin-skinned person on the crew.
Shaq makes it pretty fucking obvious he is about that bag first. No surprise
Snoop is just following Shaq’s lead in the bag chasing life
BAGS, ERNEH NEPHEW
Just fill and chill!
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Crazy to me that people actually think or even consider that Kenny voted for Trump. Same guy who walked out on set in protest of BLM and has pretty avowedly progressive politics. That’s why he looks so pissed.
If it was obviously not true, why would he be pissed at a joke?
Seems more likely he’s pissed because it hit too close to home.
If you despise someone and someone says you voted for them, to thousands of people live on air, then you would be pissed. It’s pretty simple to understand.
If you think a guy that pretty ardently supported BLM voted for Trump, then you’re just straight up dumb ngl
People can have complicated political views. It’s not always so black and white and simplistic as you’d like to frame it. Maybe he supports BLM and thinks trump will cut his taxes, who knows?
That was hillarious
Thanks for the share
Oh man, Ximo Pierto. Haven’t seen that hero’s name in years.
Did Kenny really? Lol wtf, pretty sure Trump would have nothing good to say about Kenny in return
Kenny’s rich. Trump being president makes Kenny more rich than Harris being president. “It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it.”
“Kenny has the prettiest knees in all the NBA. They’re so close together”
Bro got that Demi Lovato ‘This Is Me’ Disney knees.
Trump is friends with a lot of black athletes. More NBA and NFL players vote republican than you’d realize, probably more than are democrats
Not staking my flag on any political side, just commenting on a noticeable trend
Chuck says it in the video above. “They only care about their taxes.” Athletes are rich
because money
Kenny literally said he didn’t vote for Trump in 2016- calling Trump immoral and unethical. So no, he didn’t. this is a bunch of random redditors lying for fake internet points.
That was 8 years ago. Trump’s own VP talk crap about him. Now he’s VP and changed his tune lol.
If Chuck is joking about it now there could be some truth to it.
This is so stupid. Kenny was part of the walk out back in 2020 over police brutality, the man’s idol was Bill Russell, he has specifically said he didn’t vote Trump, and generally speaking, when he speaks on issues, he has a liberal bent.
Chuck was joking because that’s what he does. What do you genuinely believe San Antonio has only fat big ol’ women in the city?
do you genuinely believe San Antonio has only fat big ol’ women in the city?
that is a misrepresentation of the great charles barkley, and i will not have it on /r/nba sir.
Now now….he didn’t say “fat”
Sorry, so true.
Big.
It’s not surprising for people in that tax bracket
Being in that tax bracket doesn’t instantly mean you don’t understand or have empathy.
pretty sure Trump would have nothing good to say about Kenny in return
why do you think this?
Damn Kenny I’m disappointed son
I don’t know why. Kenny never voted for trump. Chuck is just joking and you got fooled by some redditors who can’t comprehend sarcasm with your friends.
dang give us a timestamp at least, brother
Won’t lie, I have no idea how to do the timestamp thing on videos.
But Kenny starts talking at like a minute and 30 seconds.
But Kenny starts talking at like a minute and 30 seconds
that’s all i was looking for. thanks! though i don’t hear evidence that he never voted for Trump ever. just seems like he’s saying he didn’t this time
I mean, the man has never said he liked Trump.
Even in this video above, we can hear Chuck joke that Kenny wanted to attend, Kenny smiles and laughs, and then says back to “oh we know you got that invite”. It’s pretty obvious that they’re just joking with each other back and forth. Why would Kenny joke with Chuck about “getting the invite” if he actually was proud of getting the invite?
Kenny is a civil rights activist mentored by Bill Russell himself. I have no idea how people can be this obtuse about someone because his friend made a joke at his expense. Do y’all just not have friends? Or do y’all not joke around with them?
you could be right.
only thing sus to me is that Trump is so divisive and abhorrent to the point where if someone is saying you support him joking around or not, most people would want to correct that right away - especially if you’re on national TV
Just because he said he didnt doesnt mean he didnt. And you have no verifiable proof that he didnt while youre going so hard for this.
Are you actually joking?
This is a man who joined the walk-out back in 2020 due to police brutality. And by the way, Chuck criticized Kenny for doing this! Said it was “unprofessional”.
You have 0 proof that Kenny Smith is a Republican outside of some jokes that Chuck was making at his expense and you are choosing to believe the jokes over the words that come out of the man’s own mouth. That’s on you.
It’s pretty crazy that redditors are unironically buying this from Chuck. He’s obviously joking and saying it to trigger Kenny, cause Kenny dislikes Trump.
Chuck is trolling. He loves to troll. He trolls Shaq, he trolls Ernie, he trolls everyone.
So, knowing Chuck is troll and watching this video where he and Kenny are both yucking it up accusing each other of “wanting that invite”, I have no idea how so many people completely missed the mark here and went - “oh, clearly, Kenny is a secret republican and Chuck has been giving us the signals all along”. Do these people just not have friends? Have they never just shit-talked with their friends?
Because that’s the only evidence there is?
Kennys always sucked. Mans not funny at all
Kenny is an excellent instigator
“Rich person votes to pull the ladder up behind them” shouldn’t exactly be surprising.
“Rich person votes in the interest of others,” now that would be shocking.
i bet everyone sitting at that desk votes republican.
“Which one of these players has some Air Force Ones?”
Barkley is killing it
Give him two pairs.. Cuz He needs two pairs.. So he can get to stompin to the inaguraaationn.. Proud boys stomping in their Air Force ones
The funniest part is saying Kenny is mad he’s not there
Kenny’s face says he immediately knew he was cooked 😂👨🍳
His off the cuff Jussie Smollett joke a few years ago is top tier comedy
“A black guy beating another black guy up”
America, if you’re gunna commit crimes don’t use a check
“Help police Chris Paul beatin’ me up”
“Uhhh… That’s not on here, man.”
What a weird thing when it happened, all the Republicans I knew had that as an ace up their sleeve. “What about Trump’s tarrif-“ “What about Jussie Smollet!!!!!” Me: “Who is Jussie Smollet?”
Jussie died for their sins.
“Jussie ! You wasted all that time and money. You know whatchu should’ve did ? Just gone on to Liam Neeson Neighbourhood. Could’ve solved all your problems!”
The perfect end to a perfect segment.
Never change, Charles
He won’t, thankfully
I love how much fun it sounds like the production crew is having. No other show has their crew cracking up like this so often
You know something HIT when the production crew is losing it.
Yeah it sounded like someone back there was howling laughing. Lmao.
When Chuck started doing Soulja Boy Dance/The funky chicken, some lady started HOWLIN in the back.
I was dying too. Holy shit thanks for the clip.
It’s almost 5am and I’m dying laughing during that Soulja boy part
only time I’ve seen them laugh that hard was when Chuck said “I got two words for em: I’m Full” referring to San Antonio women
the shrek one tops it for me
It’s supposed to be 1-2-3, not 1-2-back to 1.
I don’t think anything will ever top Police Presence
Phoenix/nachos.
Remember when the whole sub was shitting on Inside the NBA like a week ago? That was silly
Inside the NBA—very funny show, not great for modern basketball analysis or building up the new generation of players
Tbf the product of the modern NBA is a lot of foul baiting and whining to the officials every god damn possession and it is only get worse year by year and deserves properly directed criticism.
They aren’t entirely wrong but people still really get super upset about it, and I completely expect to get brigaded with downvotes for even having an opposing opinion by a bunch of people whose majority of basketball viewing comes from TikTok or MrBuckBuck lol
Eh—the criticism from Inside the NBA has largely been bad/boomer criticism tho
For the last 10 years it’s been whining about too many 3s, not enough post-ups, etc
Esp from Shaq and Chuck—Kenny is a bit better—but the few times they break down Xs and Os, there’s a lack of understanding of how shooting and spacing has changed the NBA from the “old days” when these dudes were still playing
The actual analysis is a LOT worse than you get from someone like Tim Legler at ESPN, let alone outside/podcasterers like Thinking Basketball, or even what JJ Redick was doing before he joined the Lakers.
Well Legs is the best in the biz so that’s not a wholly fair comparison haha
It’s still better than Stephen A. and Kendrick Perkins screaming the whole time and the 30 seconds they designate to game coverage on Wednesdays and Fridays.
If you like more in depth NBA coverage on television you’re probably going to be watching NBA Gametime on NBATV for that anyways
Literally anything (or frankly even nothing) would be better than that
That is a bar set 6 feet under LOL
This is essentially a microcosm of the bar set by modern society lol. We live in an age with access to unlimited information and sources of talent yet look at what we’ve ended up with across the board
This is essentially a microcosm of the bar set by modern society lol.
I VERY much disagree
I am not a big NFL fan, but watch NFL TV coverage, and it’s night and day compared to NBA coverage—professional, thorough analysis
As a soccer fan, we even get that for European soccer on American TV—the CBS Champions League crew was explicitly modeled after Inside the NBA. They’re funny, but they also mix in legit European style TV punditry and analysis as well
This isn’t a “modern society” problem—it’s a NBA media problem
I said modern society, not modern sports coverage lol. But on the devils advocate side of things, modern sports coverage in the US is dominated by ESPN, which is absolute atrocious except a few outliers (mostly in football) when it comes to anything prime time related.
I don’t get this take???
I know it’s common, and it’s the knee jerk reaction to dismiss them repeating the same ideas every season because “they just aren’t with the times.”
But there’s no reason basketball can’t be what it is now, and be what it was then.
They are not wrong in saying the game they love is gone. No, it did not evolve. It is gone, the rule changes aimed at making the game more guard centered have made it a different game at the NBA level. That’s not a bad thing, but you can’t dismiss someone as a boomer if they call it for what it is.
The NBA game doesn’t resemble what anyone plays in the park at a philosophical level regardless of talent. I think the NBA game would benefit from getting rid of defensive 3 seconds and 5 second back to the basket rules, while keeping all the modern changes to dribbling, hand checking, rebounding, and officiating. If we do that then we can keep our Trae Youngs, and bring back our bully big men.
Shaq and Chuck are actually great breaking down X and Os especially footwork and spacing out of the post, but they’re commentators during an era that officiated their playstyle out of the game. Steph is brilliant, but he would sound out of touch if the game didn’t have a 3 point line and was played only in the paint.
foul baiting and whining to the officials
Damn, that’s a totally new thing that hasn’t been happening for… 50 years.
It’s not worse now than it was a few years ago. People are just dramatic.
I think Bryon Russell is still complaining about the push off. You see that one live or on Tiktok?
Show me clips of a player in the 80s or 90s doing the lift through a defender arms on a 3-point attempt. James harden and others built a career off that horrible move.
I’ve been watching basketball for 20 years and I don’t remember seeing that type of foulbaiting consistently that until the mid 2010s
lift through
Well that was invented by KD. Then they changed the rules accordingly so the rip through couldn’t be exploited in the same way.
Exploiting the rules has always been a thing. Why do you think the 24 second shot clock exists? I don’t mean that flippantly. Look up why it exists.
So you’re saying KDs invented that move and his rookie season was 2007-2008. Kinda proved the point that foul baiting has gotten worse lol. Sure they say every year they’re gonna be harsher on flopping and foul baiting and it lasts for the first week of the season and we’re back to foul baiting.
It’s definitely worse than 20 years ago.
Comments like this make me feel like I’m the only one in the world with nuanced opinions
It’s possible that
These two things can both be true lol
counterpoint: i find it funny and i find their discussions worthwhile and i think they’re great promotion for the league
Not really a counterpoint to give a separate opinion
Reddit works in mysterious ways. One day you’re the next big thing who everyone wants to see succeed and in the blink of an eye you’re washed, mid at best and/or an arrogant whiner no one can stand when in reality nothing really changed except the day in the week.
The only one that tops it imo was Soccer AM in its prime but you would have to be from the UK to really get all the jokes and banter over thise years it was brilliant
Its so funny that he knows the lyrics but it isnt the melody lmaoooo
Kenny perfectly nailed Can’t Stop the Reign, though
Chuck is a national treasure.
Protect him at all costs
Legitimately funnier than a lot of comedians who have worked their whole lives to hone their crafts.
I’ve thought so for years.
A buddy of mine is a comedic actor who had to follow them at the upfronts one year and he said it was insane how much more of a natural they all were vs a lot of the working actors. Obviously it’s a different skill but funny is funny.
cook them Chuck
Shaq said he voted for him in 2016 or it was at least heavily implied
Pretty sure Kenny voted for him 3 times but just stays quiet about it haha
didn’t they all go on a monologue after he won the first time? i distinctly remember an Inside episode just starting off with them talking about the outcome all somber-like.
Kenny Smith literally said in 2016 that he didn’t vote for Trump during a segment on the show following his victory in 2016. Specifically, he calls out Trump morally and ethically saying the man had crossed a line he couldn’t follow.
I have no idea why y’all are taking Chuck’s comments as anything other than jokes. He’s not being serious. He’s just fooling around with his friends.
What’s the evidence for this…
Kenny told me during breakfast this morning.
God Dammit Kenny. Why politics at the breakfast nook?
ngl 3/4ths of the Inside the NBA panel voting Republican just kinda sucks.
Not surprised at all, they’re rich and Shaq is a cop.
Chuck and Kenny have specifically said they didn’t vote for Trump. I don’t know why Chuck makes jokes at Kenny like he did vote for Trump, but honestly, I think it’s just meant to be in good fun between two friends (like if you’re a guy and you called your best friend gay when you know he isn’t). I can’t speak to 2020⁄2024, but in 2016, Ernie voted for John Kaisch. He has never specifically called out Trump, but his comments have never given indication he likes the man.
Shaq is the only one of the four who has ever said anything remotely positive about Trump. Shaq said in 2020 he has never voted before, but he liked Trump and would potentially vote for him but then also prefaced all this saying “he will never become a particularly outspoken political person”. Since then, Shaq hasn’t had much of anything to say about Trump.
Thanks for the breakdown and just wanna say I appreciate your username.
EMOTION is one of the greatest pop albums of all time and it changed me as a person.
Hard agree. Dedicated (both albums) also very high for me.
Her entire discography is high for me. I love it all. The folk pop, hyper pop, synth/disco, I love it all. Honestly though, after EMOTION, my favorite album from her has been the Loveliest Time.
Anyway, love Carly. Personally, in my opinion, the most underrated pop girlie of the 2010s/2020s.
Loveliest Time was so underrated, too 🫡
Unfortunately, for anyone worth millions it just makes financial sense to vote that way.
Barkley, lol. I don’t always agree, but he always entertains
yeah he’s one of the only people i can think of who can say some ass backwards offensive shit, and i know he didn’t mean any harm by it.
Charles is really involved in local Alabama politics and let me tell ya it’s the absolute best thing in the universe
I need to know more
In 2018 Alabama elected a Democrat as their senator (wild I know) and it’s literally all because of Charles Barkley. On election night when they finally called the race the only two people who spoke were Doug Jones (the senator) and Chuck. He made it his sole mission to get this man elected and he no joke went to just about every county in the state it was amazing.
To get more in the weeds, Alabama’s Dem party is practically non-existent and the few we do have are either being bribed rn or have been arrested for corruption. Because of that there’s honest to god just no party and most definitely not a lick of leadership. So, bless his heart but Charles somehow still loves this state so he has taken it upon himself to be the sole fundraiser and campaigner for any good Dem candidates that run for office in the state or nationally.
Two things.
Chuck is hilarious.
The graphics for Unrivaled are even more hilarious than Chuck. Alyssa Thomas’s entire torso is so bad I can’t look away.
I never actually stopped to look at those graphics but holy shit you’re right. The person in the top right, idk what they actually look like but that deawing is fucking heinous
Fuck those sell outs
You see those soon to be trillionaires (Musk, Bezos, Zuck) at the party? Yeah, those are the American gods now. Calling these people aspiring to be like them a sellout probably just makes them feel like they’re on the right path.
Soulja Boy: The first rapper to ever do anything ever!
/s
“hUh!?” - Soulja Boy
Chuck is the funniest sports personality of all time
Shaq tilting his head back for that long. You know that’s a good laugh. I started cracking up too.
I love when Shaq loses his shit laughing on the show. That chair strong as hell to support him leaning all the way back in laughter.
Not sure if I’m deaf, all these commenters watched it live, or the audio in this clip is as atrociously bad as it seems.
I turned off my fan cause I couldn’t hear
I thought this place hated Chuck now? 😂
Part of what makes Barkley GOATED is he’s always pissing someone off but it’s almost always for wholesome/ unc reasons. I don’t even know what he did this time but it’s probably some funny shit
I don’t even know what he did this time but it’s probably some funny shit
He tore into JJ Reddick unnecessarily, honestly wasn’t that big a deal
if the largest fanbase in the league is annoyed, they will make it a big deal
No
no some fuckin dweebs might, we are not a monolith…when are yall gonna stop generalizing
I just seem to remember a giant hate thread on Inside the NBA not long ago bc Chuck called out the media attention on the Lakers despite not being good and ignoring a 40 year old Dunking in a loss. Then followed by a smear campaign on Chuck because of an interaction with him and LeBron years ago. There was a lot of activity. I found it confusing.
There was but you’re hearing the loud minority.. I also found it confusing
only when he talks about basketball
Thats when hes talking basketball
Barkley is a treasure.
So this is how I found out Snoop performed at the inauguration. Yesterday I watched a video of him shitting on anyone would perform at his last inauguration.
Money talks, and principles walk
Barkley and Bishop Budde heroes
wait are Kenny and Shaq really Trumpsters? Kenny I could see but Shaq would surprise me
The guy who is involved in a ton of businesses surprised you? He’s like the Snoop Dog of basketball lol
Shaq is the least surprising of all. In my opinion he’s probably a sociopath. Fuck Kenny. Fuck Ernie (who made a huge show of endorsing John Kasich and the Republican party in 2016)
What the FUCK are you talking about? Does this sound like he voted the way you think he did? Are you this wrong all the time?
Steam Room discusses the election
aw man Ernie is a republican? That’s really disappointing.
Why?
Ernie is always a class act in my book idc
Make sure you protest and don’t watch inside the NBA.
There is no way Shaq bothers to vote.
Kenny isn’t a Republican! He didn’t vote Trump! What is going on in this thread!
This is Chuck and Kenny joking with each other! They both accuse the other of “getting the invite” or “wanting to be at the inauguration”. Kenny has been outspoken in his civil rights activism and is very clearly not a Republican.
Ernie did endorse Kaisch and is a Republican - but he’s always maintained he doesn’t like Trump.
Shaq is the only one that has “endorsed” Trump but prefaced that saying he doesn’t vote himself and never plans to become political the future.
You guys need to spend less time on reddit
say it again Chuck
Volume is so low bro.
This is brilliant Chuck 😁😁
And this sub wanted Chuck canceled 2 weeks ago.
I think it was more drawing a line to how Chuck is perceived. He’s an incredibly funny guy, but he’s not a good analyst, simple as that.
He’s decent - repeats himself a lot and gets stuck on some old man opinions but he’s actually pretty good with predictions. They draw attention to his failures because it gets the laughs but he predicted the last two championship winners, amongst other things
My fav was when Kyrie was on the Celtics, and it was Celtics - Bucks in the playoffs. Bucks tied it 1-1, and Chuck said the Celtics won’t win another game. 100% on the money.
Nobody wanted him canceled. Just for him to stop being extremely bitter and constantly shitting on the game when he doesn’t even watch games in the first place.
That’s literally one of the reasons why the show is so popular in the first place. I don’t get you people. That’s some tourist shit. He’s pretty much always been like that and the show has leaned into not really being a serious sports show for decades.
And yeah, people were definitely trying to cancel it or at least act like it’s on it’s last legs for something it’s always been.
This is a big sub lol. It’s why you can see people praising Embiid in one thread and calling him a flopper in the next one after he plays a good/bad game.
Those production team cackles are sending me
Ernie just keeps trying to plow through it and actually talk about basketball. Lol
Man, that’s pretty damn good. LMAO
It would be hilarious if this bumped up Kenny jersey sales
It’s going to be a sad day when these guys aren’t doing this anymore
Insane!
These guys need to continue somewhere. Netflix or youtube need to pick these guys up.
Kenny is a trumper i guess. Disappointing.
It’s a running joke. It is probably not true
For all his faults Shaq laughing will never not make me laugh in turn lol
idk why shaq laughing so hard he literally made a video for israel tourism lmao
Shaq is mugga.
I heard someone paid Shaq not to rap at the inauguration lol
Hahah so good
Complaining about the easiest job in the world and still don’t watch the games.these some old men who just love to bitch about everything.
I think we’re past the point of watching this for game analysis.
Dumbasses in comments really think they voted for that fat orange tub of lard. Fk yourselves
I thought this sub hated this show just 2 weeks ago?
This sub has a lot of different people in it tbf
Cant wait to watch chuck without the the other three trash cans.
ESPN/Disney won’t allow this. My heart wants me to be wrong…
Anyone else feel this way?