Fat Chuck could get away with being curmudgeonly because fatness is inherently jovial. But Ozempic Chuck looks like a Nazgul so the vibes are totally off

They are so washed compared to Amazon and nbc

Tightly contested game where two of the best players on planet Earth drop 30 points each just to get told after the game that you wasted your 2 and a half hours watching.

And then all 4 on the panel went on to ask Austin the same question, really awkward show.

this is like watching a train wreck in slow motion 😂

Austin likely knew of Chucky’s history with the Lakers and the potential for a comedic confrontation.

An even funnier missed opportunity: asking how Kenny’s “AR is the new Jeremy Lin” take is aging.🥸

Does any sport have former players hate the current ones as much as the nba?

Those weird questions, though. It’s almost as if they haven’t been watching Austin Reaves for the last 4 years…at all.

Kenny 🤡 comparing AR to Jeremy Lin and “Linsanity” earlier this year was also idiotic and condescending.

It’s been a consistent hate train from Charles in regard to the Lakers. I think he genuinely says the Lakers stink every time they’re brought up just because they’re brought up all the time on media outlets. It’s out of spite at this point.

Chuck is starting to get annoying lmao

God what a mess of a production. Yes Charles shouldn’t have been so dismissive, but also what the point in setting him up like that when he doesn’t know AR is listening in the moment.

Then they had a great opportunity to use those comments to talk about something interesting like the playoff race, or potential matchups, even a generic question like what does the big 3 need to do to take them to the next level, and instead they asked the same question 3 teams. I get it, you want to gas him up, but after 2 tries don’t you think you should try something else?

Holy fukk he got hella ozempic face DAMNNNN

The discourse around the NBA is extremely toxic and tiring. It’s like everyone that’s supposed to promote the game absolutely hates basketball. It’s wild.

What a way to kill an interview before it even starts.

This is why nobody respects these guys (outside of Ernie)

AR handled that well

Tbh, no team is unbeatable this season.

AR handle that with a lot of class. Fuck Barkley.

It’s like he was struggling with his language until Kenny started him on simple questions.

Damn, that was painful. ESPN should have been more aware and not let moments like that happen. I think there’s still room for the inside crew but they got to find their joy for the game again, this just isn’t any fun.

What if we presented basketball in a way that makes people want to watch it?

Why can’t we just retire people? Get them tf out of here, who’s asking for this?

This is such a widespread issue. There’s so much more to fandom than championships.

Barkley is a clown. He is trying to be serious, but all he knows how to do is piss on parades

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Kenny really pulled up to the barbershop and said “give me the Andrew Tate.”

Inside the NBA has been lame and bad for years and I’m extremely glad the Amazon and NBC coverage is exposing it. All they do is shit on current players and joke around with each other. I would generally mute them during halftime and then get the volume back on when the game was back. As an unaffiliated podcast it’d be fine, as an official league sanctioned pre and post game show, it is and always has been pathetic.

Im a Lakers fan and Chuck is right… we aren’t contenders, and I’d be shocked if we do much in the playoffs.

However, I have huge issues with this general acceptance of the ‘old heads’ basically sh*tting on the new generation. Chuck, Shaq, KG etc all do it, and people wonder why the NBA ratings are down.

You’ve got pundits essentially commentating on a prime time Friday clash, and rather than discussing the game, they just talk about how trash the teams are. It’s absolutely maddening.

Also, the Chuck/Lakers thing is starting to get boring now. He might as well just say “I HATE THE LAKERS” everytime he’s asked a question about them, which is again kinda weird considering pundits are meant to provide a nuanced take on the game.

Inside the NBA are often funny but they are ground zero of analysis trashing the modern game constantly and being ill informed. This rightfully isn’t what you want from your product.

Chuck looks like he’s about to fall into a diabetic coma.

It stinks. The shtick was old 5 years ago. Charles has made enough money to not have to play this pretend character

Lakers only played 11 games with their big 3 , we still don’t know their ceiling yet ..

Chuck needs to go, he’s just a bitter old man at this point. Can’t remember the last time he actually said anything insightful about ball.

Hilarious! And The Chuckster is not wrong

Chuck and other analysts like him spend all season complaining about fans not caring about the regular season or being engaged enough, just to call a team he believes can make it to the 2nd round “mediocre” is a choice….. Chuck is one of the greatest players in NBA history he was only held from winning a ring because he ran into Jordan. Does that make him a mediocre player?

NBA might be the only league where you have old heads actively hating the new generation and its goddamn annoying 

Again people think im crazy when I say this  The old players are doing a bigger disservice to basketball than anyone else 

If im a casual fan who loves the old guard and misses 90s basketball why the fuck would I watch?? 

When all i see is KG,barkley,etc…just shit on the new generation..

This is the only sport where the old heads hate the current generation…thats a giant reason why the ratings are shit.

inside the nba is si jaded and disrespectful. im so done with thr,

Kenny and Chuck literally asked him the same question lol

I know Chuck is liable to say whatever, but how is no producer in his ear saying “chuck, chuck, we got AR on line 2 ready to talk to youse”. I know he still would’ve said it all, but this shit is embarrassing. Prime and NBC have shown a way to get fresh voices being positive about the game. And yeah they can be critical, but its never from a place of malice or utter disregard. NBA overpaid for a sinking ship, and on top of that, we still have to also see Perk and that crew every other ESPN game as well

Chuck is very biased. There are some teams he hates, some teams he will never take seriously no matter what, and some teams he loves. The annoying part is he pretends he’s giving insightful commentary.

I mean, he’s not wrong, the Lakers have a lot of work to do to be a contender. The players know it too, but they are still going to play and give it a shot.

Listed 4 or 5 teams above the Lakers, which matches the seeding, so… 🤷

This show is awful, these guys suck

Never understood why anyone liked it

Crazy what being bought out by ESPN does to you lol

Oh no! The national media was negative towards the Lakers one time in history! I’m so upset!

We’re force fed lakers BS every year when they’re a middle of the road team. Thank you ESPN! That’s what comes with a team in LA especially one with LeBron& Luka. Just like chuck we all have laker fatigue which tends to lead to hyperbolic comments and eye rolls. Doesn’t mean they’re “no good”. Just not good enough for demanding 75% of our basketball intake.

Isn’t he right? Say what you wnt about Chuck, but that doesn’t mean the Lakers/Clippers aren’y 1st round exits, maybe the Lakers a 2nd at most.

Why does the NBA allow an announcing team like this group that doesn’t even watch games and seems to hate the league?

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One day there will be a documentary about how Charles Barkley became such a hater

Dude just comes off as bitter now, it is kind of sad

I do like Austin Reeves though. Seems like a classy kid.

Is Austin Reeves more discussed or less discussed than he should be due to his being a Laker? Obviously the knee-jerk reaction is more. But I sometimes feel like what he has accomplished, in terms of from where he started to where he is now, is in a way overshadowed by his team and teammates. He’s likely to go down as literally the best undrafted nba player of all time.

gaunt faces.. so hot right now

Does AR have ptosis (droopy eyelid) of his left eye?

The NBA is the only sport that consistently has commentators shit all over the product and the players.

Like step one in rebuilding the image is have hype over the games and players.