Chuck on Cardi D comment : “ I’m hoping they fire me. I got 6 or 7 years left on my contract that they know I’ve got no chance of doing. I would love for them to fire me and have to pay me for the next 6 or 7 years.”
“They not gonna work me like a dog and not pay me” - Chuck on ESPN
They be having him at ESPN Deportes saying, “Muy bien, gracias!”
ESPN 1, ESPN 2 ESPNU!
What about ESPN ews?
Wake up on a Sunday to the Chuckster on ESPN8 the Ocho covering professional corn hole
“That was a turrible toss Ernie”
Gets me every time 🤣
And they brought out the receipts for day one on ESPN
I thought he was joking. I need to see this ad now.
Chuck has some great lines, but this one absolutely kills me every time
I quote it alllll the time, “Ernie, they not going to work me like a dog!”
And then they could keep him fully stocked with and endless supply of churros. It’s his hero’s journey.
Its kinda funny he made all those jokes and this year hes been complaining that they dont give him enough work cuz they didnt do inside most of the season
The dichotomy of c’mon man
The Duality of Chuck
I think Chucks just got jokes no matter what but what do I know
“they’ll have me on ESPN Deportes saying ‘muy bien gracias’” is so funny. I run that clip back at least once a year.
My favorite was during the budlight ordeal. “If you gay, bless you. If you trans, bless you. If you got a problem with that, fuck you!”
He followed that up with “What are they going to do, fire me? Then theyll be paying me to golf everyday.”
This is the worker protections we all need.
Lmao. What a legend.
Yep. The true GOAT at doing exactly what he is paid to do with incredible self awareness
“They can kiss my ass. Not just one cheek, the whole ass”
GOAT
“that ass is a lot smaller than it used to be…”
He really dropped a 6 7 in there like it was nothing
The people’s champ
He really is
Talking about the big ole women in San Antonio wasn’t enough so he’s gotta keep stepping it up
if we are about to get Chuck trying to get fired this will be some excellent tv till he manages it.
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Buddy if you think Reddit isn’t already like 70% bots, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
How much for the bridge?
30k comments in 2 years, that is a bot
Lmao the top comments/replies on this post are so generic, they might as well all be bots
Could be bots, could just be real people repeating the old tried-and-true low-hanging fruit to satisfy the hive mind for Internet points. In the end, is it really any different?
Reddit assemble! Le epic moment from Chuck!
Lol he knows he can get away with anything because he’s The Star and cant be replaced with just any retired star player
Image and likeness can only go so far.
But this is the guy who led the fight for saving the inside the nba crew. So the show would most likely end if him the key figure and antics is gone
Sure, image and likeness might only go so far… but he’s the 2nd biggest NBA personality behind SAS (yuck, hurts me saying it out loud) and probably makes ESPN a boatload of cash
I would start watching ESPN again if SAS went into retirement
He’s like the the exact opposite of Chuck
If Chuck left I’d stop watching that show
I just don’t know if ESPN is really necessary anymore outside live sports. They haven’t had a show pull me in since Le Batard and he’s on his own now. Ton of people on their own now and you can kinda take your pick of who to listen to for free without paying for ESPN
Just Kornheiser and Wilbon at this point. The rest of the heads are just shouting at the camera for clicks. The only clicks Tony knows about the ones his joints make when he wakes up. I love those old cranky men.
Any of Pablo, Isola, Mina Kimes, & Kellerman would be a solid replacement for those 2.
Haha same dude, same…
whos SAS
Shaquille A’Seal
Shaq singing Kiss from a Rose
Sacramento A’s
San Antonio Spurs
They’re literally in the finals
bro im not american im just a casual nba watcher lol
Stephen A Smith
Stephen A
Sydney A. Sweeney
Chuck: Do ya’ll mean Sydney D. Sweeny?
I will preserve your innocence by not telling you
Draymond is supposed to be that guy but he cant take any jokes
Exactly, people really miss the forest for the trees of what makes someone appealing and a good leader.
They think it’s because Chuck is cool, and makes jokes about the Big Ol Women in San Antonio. The police presence in Staples Center. Or other players being scrubs.
But it’s not that.
It’s because Chuck is comfortable and confident enough to be the butt of the joke. To have people laugh at him, point out his flaws and failures, and he takes in all in stride and embraces his limitations without feeling like less of a man.
Few people are that secure in themselves, I know I’m not.
Yup. Shaq and the other guys make fun of him and he just takes it and everyone riffs and talks shit. Its fun. Dray would cry about any criticism like how he already does killing the vibe. They rly are trying to hand him the keys but he keeps dropping it
If they replace him with Draymond it’ll just be like having 2 Shaqs. Thin skinned and pouty, they’ll probably just argue but it won’t even be fun or funny. That said, even Shaq is 100x more likeable than Draymond.
The thing with Shaq is he has/had enough redeemable qualities and charisma to boot. Draymond hasn’t show as much on screen charisma much less being redeemable.
The problem is also that our generation really crushed sincerity for some reason.
For about 20 years, being effortlessly cool was in fashion. Anything else was cring-ey
Now we’re in an even weirded space, where the younger generation is appealing to their bubble, and whether it’s CRINGE or cool is determined by followers. It’s performative authenticity.
So I don’t see a voice in the past 25 years who can pick up the torch.
While newer generations are worse with being performative and inauthentic to appeal to online audiences, let’s not act like older generations never had their share of being fake.
The trope of a non-black person putting on a blacccent and dressing in hip-hop fashion to try to look cool and edgy didn’t somehow only get invented by millennials. Hello? Vanilla Ice?
What, do you think the trope of a heterosexual man pretending to be soft-hearted and sensitive and into feminist literature just so he can get women to fuck him only got created once Zoomers came about?
I’m not saying people used to be more authentic.
And I know this might make us feel old, but I’m not talking about millennials or zoomers, I’m passed them.
I’m talking about Gen Alpha and Gen Beta. The death of third spaces, and constantly having your private life shared with the public, has created an environment that doesn’t let people figure themselves out.
Chuck wasn’t always the man he is now, but he came up in an era that wasn’t optimizing his personality before he was even done finding himself.
Dray sucks in the studio. They need to stop trying to make Draymond happen
So true. The instant he starts going in on Shaq, the “who got rings” reply comes up. Shaq can dish out insults but can’t take them as well.
Because Shaq is a bully.
He’s not a good person, and I say that as someone who likes him, but he’s a huge asshole who does good things to feel better about being an asshole.
Shaq’s on up there for the duality of man writ large, he sucks one moment and does something truly inspiring the next.
Draymond is about as likeable as a hemorrhoid while Sir Charles is probably the greatest retired athlete turned TV analyst in any sport ever.
And he isn’t likeable inherently
Draymond’s problem is you may laugh at his antics or wild comments but you NEVER root for him… like ever. He is so damn unlikeable.
I can’t believe Dillon Brooks is actually more fun as a court villain. Feels like Dillon is aware of the WWE nature of it.
Draymond is just plain annoying but thinks everyone loves him.
And people overall, don’t fucking like him or care for him outside of GS
He also knows that what’s really going to happen if he gets fired. He gets to retire earlier and enjoy his millions?
what he said ain’t even bad lol
We’re talking about media executives, some of the most clueless fucks in society, who in a very Dunning-Kruger-ish fashion mistakenly believe that they could accomplish things like replace Charles Barkley.
Opposite of quiet quitting.
Inspirational.
Loud Working
“What are you gonna do, fire me? And replace me with who? You think Scottie Pippen could do half of what I do?” - Chuck, on live TV
I wish he actually said this.
Draymond trying his best, but isn’t even half of Chuck’s personality
Based
He’s the guy who’s been at his corporate job for 20 years who they tried to reel back in slightly
Chuck’s been talking about just wanting to fulfill the last years of his contract for about 10 years now.
God he’s so cool lol
One of few who got cooler as he got more famous (at least in my opinion).
Somehow managed to make people stop only knowing him for that awful golf swing
https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2018/12/14/lin-wang-charles-barkley
Will never stop sharing this
always gets me tearing up, what a legend
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.
God that was beautiful. Such a brilliantly written tribute to her father, and done well enough it made me feel good about a KD warriors title. Next I see them I’ll hug my parents a little tighter.
Oh good grief. That hit me like a ton of bricks.
That was an awesome read. Thank you, I love Chuck even more than I already did. And I love my mom and dad who’ve have raised me to be as happy as I can be. Hits hard.
That’s one of the best celebrity stories I’ve ever read. Thank you for sharing.
This so moving, to think about the positive impact some people have with their fame versus others…
Thanks for sharing that
That’s was awesome, thanks for sharing
This is dope! Thanks for sharing!
Truly heartwarming
Guy went from a bar brawling, drunk driving, compulsive gambler to “if you have a problem with gay people then fuck you”
I got it hang out with him for about 6-7 hours one night. He is EXACTLY the same as he is on tv, which is awesome. One of the most fun evenings I’ve had. An absolute prince of a fellow.
Hung out with him in the parking lot at the gym for 10 minutes. Great chat about ball. He’s a real one.
I don’t see the correlation. You can get into bar fights and still tell homophobes to fuck off
The correlation is what he is fighting you at the bar for changed.
gay and/or transgender people, no less
Chuck decided he wasn’t doing this inclusivity thing by half measures
because he’s actually intelligent and knows how logical consistency works
Not enough people appreciate what a beast he was in the NBA. Being a top 5 player and getting an MVP in the 90’s is an insane accomplishment
People who were fans when he was in the league know he was a beast.
We live in the era where *everything* is available online. Basketball fans in general should know he was a beast, and yes I’m gatekeeping
The irony that Shaq complains about being robbed of a MVP when Chuck was literally robbed in 89⁄90 is crazy too. Never heard him complain once about that, nearly a third more 1st votes but just loses on total votes.
He was a top two player for a couple years
All the quality big men in that era and yet as the shortest PF around he made around 62% of his 2s over a five year span.
When I was like 10 Chuck was in a celebrity golf tournament that my dad and I went to. We of course wanted to see him swing. We were the only ones there. Just watching his insane swing.
He stopped in the middle of the hole to come over and talk to us. Signed a card of mine. Went back to golfing terribly.
It was on like the 9th hole a ways from the clubhouse. As we were walking back chuck comes zooming up on his cart and asks us if we want a ride back to the clubhouse which we graciously accepted. Hopped off, shook his hand and he went on his way.
Absolute legend. Coolest athlete we have.
?? Why were you and your pops the only ones there?
Fair question - this was the height of Elway mania in Denver and it was his tournament and he was golfing. It was an absolute mob of humanity around him and no one was bothering anyone else really.
That and I’m not sure Chuck was the Chuck we know yet. At least in terms of his total popularity.
“the only thing I hate about being skinny now is that when I tell people to kiss my ass it’s a lot smaller”
never change Chuck lololol
He looks sick though. Is he ok?
He’s 63 and lost a lot of weight
Losing weight late in life is for sure worth it for health but there is no way to avoid the loss of facial / neck fullness. My dad looks the same way after losing weight in his 70s.
he’s been taking a GLP-1 for a while.
He’s on a GLP-1.
he’s old lol it’s called aging. you’re used to seeing him on TV with makeup on
lmaooo this man is hilarious
Ozempic granny got jokes
Mounjaro Meemaw
GLP-1 Geriatric?
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Chuck is da goat. Could legit be a comedian
I’m sure cardi D found it funny and likes the publicity anyways
Cardi probably doesn’t give a shit and knowing her she’d correct Charles and provide her actual bra size
I mean she obviously wasnt trying to hide those whoppers either.
They was SPILLIN’ out, we were all thinking it was
God bless America, frankly
Well they look like someone cut a basketball in half and glued the parts to her chest so it was in line with the event.
And I thank her for it 🙏🏽 she’s a gem
Don’t let r/popculturechat read this
Yea she reposted what Chuck said, but she’s more interested in the Karmelo Anthony trial than the joke.
I really don’t know how anybody could possibly be offended by his comment.
Chuck wasn’t insulting, and Cardi B is very clearly out there intentionally accentuating her boobs for all to see. It was a clever and harmless joke aimed at a perfectly fair target.
And spare the “what about the kids watching!?!?” outrage. Her costume being seen on tv was far more titillating than anything Chuck said about it.
far more titillating
😏
One only gets but so many opportunities in life to use that word correctly in context without forcing the pun.
Literally haha
Also it’s not like Chuck expounded on what the joke meant. Either a kid watched it and had no idea what he was talking about, or a kid watched it and knew what he was talking about already, so why would that come back on Chuck?
The idea that the author of a song about her “wet-ass pussy” (whose music video features titty fountains squirting from the walls) needs her honor defended from a cup-size innuendo throwaway joke speaks to the confused state of contemporary media.
I don’t think that’s how getting fired for cause works Chuck lmaooo
Yes and no. You’re correct, kinda, but his contract absolutely allows free speech up to a high point. This relatively tame remark would definitely not be cause versus what his contract states. Disney would be in violation and owe him a Brinks truck.
Up next…Chuck’s views on Palestine and ranked choice* voting….
I feel like one of those topics is much more controversial than the other….
I’m in Canada and electoral reform brought down the government.
Which government was brought down by electoral reform?
JT’s Liberals left a really sore spot with many voters when they decided against introducing it, despite running on the promise of doing it. I wouldn’t say it “brought down the government” though since the Liberals are still in power after a leadership change because the closest challenger during the last election seemed to be really weak on Trump and have Trump-like strategies so that got torpedoed.
Yeah, Acceptability Voting is way better but getting way less traction.
Yeah idk how offensive it is to point out that the lady with big boobs has big boobs
Cardi herself probably would get a loud laugh out of the comments
She’s gonna end up dropping “Cardi Ds” in one of her bars
Sure but this comment ain’t helping his lawyers argument if he does get fired lmao
He still works for Turner but you’re probably correct.
I don’t think his statement would qualify as being for cause. I imagine their contracts allow for this sort of banter. Not even the most offensive things he’s said. Not even the pop culture sub got upset about it
Pretty sure he’s aware of the details of his contract and would know lol
His contract like includes a for cause termination that involves a payout. It may not be worth the remaining years of his deal but it is likely to be quite substantial
My mom met him at a club and said he was the nicest most respectful dude. And funny as hell.
That’s all I have to say on the matter.
Did you happen to be born 9 months after their club meeting?
Did your mom come home with a lot of 1s?
don’t be disrespectful, his mother is worth at least $10 bills
Mans always been about his paper. Can’t hate that
I mean you can lol…
my man has a guaranteed contract. he truly does not care lol.
always side with labor over management, especially anything sports related
All these people thinking he could get fired and lose his contract like he’s an accountant or something. His contract is probably very favorable for him. And he has a long history of these types of comments, they knew what they were getting when they signed him
They probably love it 🤣🤣 he’s en employee that somehow only brings more positive engagement regardless of what he does
I doubt it’s guaranteed.
If he said something objectionable, he’d get fired for cause. Then he’d sue and they’d settle for an undisclosed amount.
Charles Barkley has been saying “They can’t fire me. I’m not going to finish this contract anyway!” since he started working TV in ‘02.
I could totally imagine, Barkley broadcasting in his 80s like Lou Holtz or Lee Corso and still doing the “They can’t fire me! I’m gonna retire next year anyway…wait, how much am I going to get on my next contract!?” schtick.
“You can’t fire me, I don’t work in this van!”
Chuck is r/antiwork
He’s the greatest
You fire Chuck, you lose 90% of the viewers lol
Me at my Job, everyday!
Some places value employees even more because despite this attitude they actually are effective at their work.
I never worked for those places. I only worked at the ones where you were not favored for your work output but how social you were.
Moving to a fee-based career was the best thing I ever did
He’s a goddammed national treasure.
The GOAT
You can’t have that halftime entertainment/costume and also have “Cardi D” comment be way out of bounds. It’s not like it was some wholesome act who makes music for children.
6 7
6 or 7, you say?
Good for Charles!
Charles is a national treasure.
Are people really clutching pearls about the appropriateness of Chuck’s comments on (checks notes)
Cardi B
Singer of the hit song (checks notes)
W.A.P.
How dare he comment thusly on such a bastion of moral purity.
”…Yeah, you dealin’ with some wet and gushy Bring a bucket and a mop for this wet and gushy Give me everything you got for this wet and gushy…”
Inspiring, it’s basically Enya
I remember Chuck back in his playing days saying I ain’t no role model for your kids. On point.
He said that in 1993 in a Nike commercial. Then in 1994 he proved it was true by spitting on an 8 year old girl in the stands at a game
she deserved it, probably
well… she was a Nets fan
i rest my case
don’t ever let anyone tell you that boomers don’t have aura when chuck is alive and well.
My man looks like RuPaul
Barkley said a NSFW joke about a woman that has a song called Wet A** P****?
His Cardi Ds comment is light for Chuck. He has said worse.
May I have one of those, madam?
67!
The real joke is it’s fine and empowering for cardi b to have her giant tits out in your face, but don’t anyone dare mention that they noticed them
He does realize if he gets fired for cause they won’t have to pay him right?
Is firing him because of his comments on Cardi B a legal “cause?”
“The court finds in favor of Mr. Barkley. Those are demonstrably Cardi D’s”