The shirt-off between Shaq and Chuck has inspired fat people across the country to go topless. Take, for example, this Sixers fan who showed off his rather rotund midsection. Just a brief warning before watching–there are things in life you can’t unsee. This clip is one of ]]>

The shirt-off between Shaq and Chuck has inspired fat people across the country to go topless. Take, for example, this Sixers fan who showed off his rather rotund midsection. Just a brief warning before watching–there are things in life you can’t unsee. This clip is one of them.

The long awaited shirt-off between Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal featured Colonel Sanders, the Pillsbury Doughboy and painted on abs. Some might call this is toilet humor but I call it high quality entertainment. And as Chuck so eloquently stated: “we got an obesity problem in this country—there are ]]>

The long awaited shirt-off between Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal featured Colonel Sanders, the Pillsbury Doughboy and painted on abs. Some might call this is toilet humor but I call it high quality entertainment. And as Chuck so eloquently stated: “we got an obesity problem in this country—there are too many fat asses out there.” Ain’t that the truth. Now excuse me while I enjoy a hearty 12-egg omelette stuffed with cheddar cheese, sausage and bacon…with a side of lard.

Relevant screencaps of the shirt off below.

The talents of Nicole Alexander go well beyond just being a reality star. The diminutive “Hoopz” displayed her athleticism when she did this backflip off her boyfriend, Shaq. In a weight loss contest between Charles Barkley and the newly crowned doctor, you can bet these ]]>

The talents of Nicole Alexander go well beyond just being a reality star. The diminutive “Hoopz” displayed her athleticism when she did this backflip off her boyfriend, Shaq. In a weight loss contest between Charles Barkley and the newly crowned doctor, you can bet these kinds of fitness feats will push him ahead. I think. In truth, I don’t know much about being a competitive athlete but if you want, I can pretend like Skip Bayless.

Charles Barkley has taken some heat for his lack of knowledge about college basketball the last few days. But what he lacks in detailed analysis he more than makes up for with off the wall remarks. Here’s an unfiltered Barkley talking about his favorite new show, Hardcore Pawn.

Charles Barkley took dead aim at fellow Inside the NBA analyst Shaquille O’Neal last night on SNL. Everyone knew the sketch was coming and the crew did not disappoint, opting to run with it immediately after Barkley recovered from his monologue (a monologue that included a crack on his pal ]]>

Charles Barkley took dead aim at fellow Inside the NBA analyst Shaquille O’Neal last night on SNL. Everyone knew the sketch was coming and the crew did not disappoint, opting to run with it immediately after Barkley recovered from his monologue (a monologue that included a crack on his pal Michael Jordan and the inevitable demise of his new relationship).

When the cast appeared, however, the role of Charles Barkley was played by comedian Kenan Thomson and Sir Charles, well, he was a heavily neck-bearded Shaq.

Hilarious.

As sports sketches go on SNL, this one falls somewhere between the awesome Tim Tebow-Jesus one a few weeks ago and pretty much any skit Michael Phelps was involved with when he hosted. Not the best but certainly not the worst. You have to appreciate Barkley mocking Shaq’s monotone delivery filled with one-liners only he enjoys. And Keenan’s portrayal of Charles was spot on with a slew of “dummies” and “turribles” mixed in.

All in all, it was entertaining and if nothing else, provides fodder for next week’s, Inside the NBA.

A much slimmer Charles Barkley is making the media rounds as the new spokesman for Weight Watchers. He’s already down 50 pounds in a short amount of time eating fruits and vegetables that according to him, he had never tried in his entire life.

Just last week, he joked ]]>

A much slimmer Charles Barkley is making the media rounds as the new spokesman for Weight Watchers. He’s already down 50 pounds in a short amount of time eating fruits and vegetables that according to him, he had never tried in his entire life.

Just last week, he joked on The Hot Clicks podcast with Jimmy Traina, that he was so fat at one point, he couldn’t even get on a treadmill to exercise. Suffice it to say, it’s quite a transformation for the big fella.

Tuesday night, Barkley appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as usual, he produced some hilarious one-liners. Watch as he comments on guys who do impressions of him.

Charles Barkley’s inability to hold a tune did not dissuade him from attempting Frank Sinatra’s classic, “My Way”. Here he is at a bar in Long Island over the weekend.

You gotta really hand it to the guy. He sucks, he knows it, and yet, he still puts himself ]]>

Charles Barkley’s inability to hold a tune did not dissuade him from attempting Frank Sinatra’s classic, “My Way”. Here he is at a bar in Long Island over the weekend.

You gotta really hand it to the guy. He sucks, he knows it, and yet, he still puts himself out there for ridicule. In an alternate life, I’d love to come back as the man. He’s rich, bangs hookers in cars, gambles constantly, and only works like 100 days out of the year.

Mr. Barkley, I envy you.

Charles Barkley sings karaoke ( Frank Sinatra – My Way) [YouTube]

Charles Barkley is not very fond of Miami Heat fans. If you recall, earlier in the playoffs, Heat fans surrounded the TNT broadcast and screamed “F-ck you Chuck” after Barkley had picked against them in the Bulls series.

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Charles Barkley is not very fond of Miami Heat fans. If you recall, earlier in the playoffs, Heat fans surrounded the TNT broadcast and screamed “F-ck you Chuck” after Barkley had picked against them in the Bulls series.

Yesterday, when asked to give his thoughts on the Heat from ESPN 1000′s The Waddle & Silvy Show”, he responded with:

“Listen, if the Miami Heat were playing the Washington Generals I would pick the Washington Generals,” Barkley said with a chuckle. “It’s something about that team that annoys me.

“They just a whiny bunch and I can’t root for them.”

How great would it be if TNT was airing the NBA finals? With a return trip to Miami assured with a Mavs Game 4 win, it would certainly make for compelling TV to see Chuck go toe-to-toe with some douches in South Beach.

Charles Barkley rips Heat, fans [ESPN]

Charles Barkley’s prediction of a Chicago Bulls series win isn’t going as expected. And Miami Heat fans are giving him a friendly reminder that they aren’t happy that he picked against their squad.

Here’s video of the TNT postgame following Game 3 where Barkley is being ]]>

Charles Barkley’s prediction of a Chicago Bulls series win isn’t going as expected. And Miami Heat fans are giving him a friendly reminder that they aren’t happy that he picked against their squad.

Here’s video of the TNT postgame following Game 3 where Barkley is being heckled with “F$%# You, Chuck”. He responds in kind with a double middle-finger.

Well played sir.

Should Barkley decide enough is enough and go into the crowd to beat some ass, he’ll have the services of broadcast partner Kenny “The Jet” Smith. I’m not sure that will help or hurt him in this situation. Truthfully, I think if you cornered Chuck, he’d much rather have a spindly Kevin McHale with that absurd 80″ reach should things get hairy.

Charles Barkley Gives Miami Heat Fans The Finger, And They Love Him For It [Sports Grid]

It’s true; basketball players love games, to the point that many want part of the action. And sometimes, a simple virtual version of hoops is not enough.

That this clip of Blake Griffin, from the Los Angeles Clippers and 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year, trying his best to be ]]>

It’s true; basketball players love games, to the point that many want part of the action. And sometimes, a simple virtual version of hoops is not enough.

That this clip of Blake Griffin, from the Los Angeles Clippers and 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year, trying his best to be a part of id Software’s upcoming title, Rage.

Excuse my ignorance, but I have no idea who this guy is, and why he’s such a big deal, enough to warrant a cross-promotion of this kind. I obviously need to have a chat with our very own A. Isaac!

Anyhow, I stopped watching back when I was in high school, so the only names I really recognize are Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal. The latter of whom wasn’t content enough to be featured in regular ol’ basketball titles, hence why he would later show up in a fighting game…

I was also into Charles Barkley back in the day, and was a big fan of his title Barkley Shut Up and Jam! Again, it’s a basketball title. Though even better was the unofficial sequel, a JRPG called Tales of Game’s Presents Chef Boyardee’s Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa…

Yes, if you must know, Charles Barkley does make regular bi-weekly appearances in posts. However, in fairness, it’s not everyday you get a sports figure as polarizing and one who isn’t afraid to say what’s on his mind. There is no such thing as “pc” to ]]>

Yes, if you must know, Charles Barkley does make regular bi-weekly appearances in posts. However, in fairness, it’s not everyday you get a sports figure as polarizing and one who isn’t afraid to say what’s on his mind. There is no such thing as “pc” to Chuck, and that my friends, is what makes him so interesting.

Last night on “The Late Show with David Letterman”, Barkley was asked to talk about the upcoming NCAA tournament. Although Barkley is primarily an NBA analyst, his employer, Turner Broadcasting, bought the TV rights along with CBS. So good ‘ol Chuck had to brush up on his college teams lest he look like a complete dumbass during March Madness.

But that’s not all Letterman wanted to talk about with Barkley. The discussion of college athletes graduating came up and there was a candid discussion as to whether the universities have an obligation to help players get their degrees as opposed to just making them academically eligible. Letterman then asked Barkley when he himself graduated and naturally, the jokes just started rolling from there.

Barkley: “I’ve been thinking about going back to get my degree.”
Letterman: “Why not?”
Barkley: “You know Dave, the truth of the matter is, I’m just loaded.”

Charles Barkley has been focusing his rants lately on the Miami Heat and their struggles. But he took time last night to address some of the comments former CBS broadcaster Billy Packer made to USA Today about the new tournament TV format. If you recall, last year, Turner Broadcasting announced ]]>

Charles Barkley has been focusing his rants lately on the Miami Heat and their struggles. But he took time last night to address some of the comments former CBS broadcaster Billy Packer made to USA Today about the new tournament TV format. If you recall, last year, Turner Broadcasting announced a partnership with CBS to air tournament games across three of their stations. Packer thinks that the lack of knowledge from some of the NBA crew, like Barkley, will hurt the tournament in the long run.

Needless to say, Barkley didn’t waste time responding to Packer calling him a jackass and telling him to shut the hell up. A sentiment that is shared by many.

Tracy Morgan is never one to hold back on his opinions. On “Inside the NBA” last night with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson, Morgan was asked about the hotness of political pundit Sarah Palin.Specifically, Kenny asked him to settle an ongoing bet between him and Chuck on Palin ]]>

Tracy Morgan is never one to hold back on his opinions. On “Inside the NBA” last night with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson, Morgan was asked about the hotness of political pundit Sarah Palin.Specifically, Kenny asked him to settle an ongoing bet between him and Chuck on Palin vs. his “30 Rock” co-star Tina Fey.

Morgan responded in kind with this hilarious albeit controversial line.

“Now let me tell you something about Sarah Palin man, she’s good masturbation material. The glasses and all that? Great masturbation material.”

Not surprisingly, TNT spokesman Jeff Pomeroy issued this statement a few hours later.

“It’s unfortunate Mr. Morgan showed a lack of judgment on our air with his inappropriate comments

I realize that most people will say the comments are inappropriate, but in my humble opinion, it should be considered flattering. In fact, I think it’s a great pick-up line at the bar. “Hey baby, I’m whacking off to you tonight”.

Worked better than my last one I tell ya. “Is that a keg in your pants, cause I’d like to tap that”.

It’s worth watching TNT late at night even if the game is a blowout or if you’re not interested in the match-up at all. Anytime you have Charles Barkley live on-air, there’s a good chance he will either say or do something spectacular.

Last night during the Lakers-Thunder game, Chuck ]]>

It’s worth watching TNT late at night even if the game is a blowout or if you’re not interested in the match-up at all. Anytime you have Charles Barkley live on-air, there’s a good chance he will either say or do something spectacular.

Last night during the Lakers-Thunder game, Chuck did exactly that showing off his version of the Dougie to the Staples Center crowd with an over-enthusiastic Chris Webber cheering him on.

And people wonder how this show won an Emmy.

2010–the year of spitting in sports. Less than a week after Le’Ron McClain allegedly tossed a loogie on the Dolphins Channing Crowder, yet another incident has come to light. During last night’s game, the Redskins LaRon Landry allegedly spit on Eagles center Mike McGlynn not once, but twice. Apparently, if ]]>

2010–the year of spitting in sports. Less than a week after Le’Ron McClain allegedly tossed a loogie on the Dolphins Channing Crowder, yet another incident has come to light. During last night’s game, the Redskins LaRon Landry allegedly spit on Eagles center Mike McGlynn not once, but twice. Apparently, if your name is “LaRon/LeRon”, you enjoy your phlegm a bit too much–I’d watch out if LeBron decides to drop the ‘B’.

Here’s some more famous incidents in the Wide World of Spitting.

Charles Barkley accidentally spits on young girl

Throughout much of his career, Charles Barkley was the bad boy of the NBA. His confrontations with players were a nightly occurrence and he even starred in the original “Malice at the Palace”. So in 1991, when a fan heckled him from the sidelines, Barkley responded, in kind, by tossing some spit in his direction. Regretfully, it instead struck a young girl. He was fined $10k for the incident and now calls it the dumbest thing he’s ever done in his career. We prefer to think it was all those times he folded to his best friend Michael Jordan, but that’s another issue altogether.

Roberto Alomar and the umpire

A called third strike in a 1996 game against the Blue Jays sent second baseman Roberto Alomar into a wild tirade. Umpire John Hirschbeck was the recipient of Alomar’s anger and while being separated, Alomar spit directly in his face. Alomar later defended his actions saying Hirschbeck had uttered a racial slur. MLB suspended him for five games the following season and Alomar was forced to issue a letter of apology to the umpire.

Keith Hernandez and the magic loogie

Perhaps no episode of Seinfeld is more famous than the Keith Hernandez “Magic Loogie”. If you recall, Kramer and Newman make a wild claim that Hernandez tossed some phlegm in their direction years earlier after a game. Jerry then explains to Elaine how absurd the story is and re-enacts the entire incident with hilarious Zapruder-like film as the background.

Channing Crowder and Le’Ron McClain

The aforementioned incident originally appeared to be sour grapes by Crowder after the Dolphins lost to the Ravens. But upon further review, McClain does seem to thrust his head forward as the two jaw at each other. Crowder’s body then goes “back and to the left, back and to the left,” before the officials intervene.

Victor Hanescu vs. Wimbledon spectators

Tennis pro Victor Hanescu was already frustrated with an apparent thigh injury during a third-round match at the All-England Club this past year. His frustration grew when he asked for the match to be called because of fading light and was denied by the chair umpire. So when spectators began cat-calling Hanescu, things came to a head. He looked in their direction and offered them a rather large present in the form of an impressive loogie.

Bill Romanowski and J.J. Stokes

Bill Romanowski was widely considered one of the dirtiest players in the NFL during his playing career. And frankly, the spit he laid on J.J. Stokes in December of 1997 wasn’t even the most grotesque thing he did to him that day. In a pile-up preceding the incident, Stokes accused Romanowski of pulling and grabbing his groin. Considering Bill’s rampant use of performance enhancing drugs, I think he was just jealous of the size of Stokes’ nuts.

If you thought Charles Barkley’s swing off the tee was an abomination, you should see his short game. Last week in a practice round for the Tahoe Celebrity golf, Charles showed off his chipping skills.

See, all Charles needs to do is just swing one handed and/or close ]]>

If you thought Charles Barkley’s swing off the tee was an abomination, you should see his short game. Last week in a practice round for the Tahoe Celebrity golf, Charles showed off his chipping skills.

See, all Charles needs to do is just swing one handed and/or close his eyes. Nothing else seems to have worked for him thus far and hey, if he can hit chips that close without even thinking, go right ahead.

On a hilarious side note, Barkley finished last in the American Century Golf Championship for the fifth straight year in a row. He recorded an amazingly bad -93 points. A full 177 points from winner Billy Joe Tolliver.

CBS’ run of being the lone provider of NCAA tournament games has come to an end. Beginning in 2011, Turner Broadcasting will have games through the Final Four. It will be televised across 4 stations: TBS, TNT, truTv, and of course CBS.

Of note though is ]]>

CBS’ run of being the lone provider of NCAA tournament games has come to an end. Beginning in 2011, Turner Broadcasting will have games through the Final Four. It will be televised across 4 stations: TBS, TNT, truTv, and of course CBS.

Of note though is that in 2016, the National Championship game will rotate between Turner and CBS. Fairly surprising that we will one day see a major sporting event televised strictly on a cable station.

But, if it means that we will somehow get Charles Barkley and the TNT crew (assuming Chuck’s arteries hold up another five years), I’m all for it. I’m so ready for Barkley to call Coach Calipari an a–hole. Now that’s must-see Tv.

CBS, Turner win TV rights to tourney {ESPN}

Charles Barkley has again become must-see Tv.  Like a veteran who coasts through the regular season waiting for the playoffs, Barkley delivers when it counts.  Sure, he might have sporadic moments here and there but he definitely saves his best for crunch time.

And while some might be amused with ]]>

Charles Barkley has again become must-see Tv.  Like a veteran who coasts through the regular season waiting for the playoffs, Barkley delivers when it counts.  Sure, he might have sporadic moments here and there but he definitely saves his best for crunch time.

And while some might be amused with the nightly monologues of Jay Leno or David Letterman, I beg of you to think of any late-night personality who captures an audience better than Chuck.

How many tv guys do you know that can get away with calling their co-hosts a–holes?

First, shake weights and now this.  It’s only the first round and Chuck’s giving us some of his best stuff.  Oh yea, for the record, I think I know why he prefers blondes. After all, they do have more fun.

It was only a matter of time before Charles Barkley told his TV partners to f— off. We just never thought he would be so upfront about it.

And just like his golf swing, the whole scene was extremely awkward

Via LarryBrownSports

And while the middle ]]>

It was only a matter of time before Charles Barkley told his TV partners to f— off. We just never thought he would be so upfront about it.

And just like his golf swing, the whole scene was extremely awkward

Via LarryBrownSports

And while the middle finger was amusing the conversation that followed it with Charles and Ernie was hysterical.

Ernie: “Hey do me a favor, say April Fools”
Barkley: “Fool?”

Awesome

I don’t know when this originally aired, but the Bill Laimbeer clip on Outside the Lines was fantastic. It talked about Laimbeer’s struggle to get a NBA head coaching job even though he had wild success in the WNBA and as a player.

Surprisingly, one of Laimbeer’s biggest supporters ]]>

I don’t know when this originally aired, but the Bill Laimbeer clip on Outside the Lines was fantastic. It talked about Laimbeer’s struggle to get a NBA head coaching job even though he had wild success in the WNBA and as a player.

Surprisingly, one of Laimbeer’s biggest supporters to get a job is none other than Charles Barkley. The two famously fought in the original Malice at the Palace in the early 90s.

Pretty sure in todays NBA, this would get you a one year suspension. Back then, it was just called a personal foul.

An absolutely hilarious little clip in the video below is when they talk about Charles Barkley breaking a toilet seat in the Palace Locker Room.

So Im guessing that Charles either had the runs or it was just a bad day at the office. Nevertheless, an epic video.