Charles Barkley Does Not 'Want That Smoke' With Beyonce's Family
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1. Charles Barkley has been on an unbelievable roll during this year's NBA playoffs. Barkley is always tremendous on TNT's Inside the NBA, but it seems he has taken things to another level this year.
The highlight of his work this weekend, though, got him in a little bit of hot water, which made for tremendous content.
It all started on Saturday after the Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3–0 series lead against the New Orleans Pelicans with a 106–85 blowout win. Barkley was disgusted with the Pelicans' performance and as punishment, he decided instead of sending the team to Cancun after they get eliminated (which is the Inside the NBA tradition), he was going to send them to Galveston, Texas.
After Shaq asked Barkley where they were gonna send the Pelicans, Barkley did not hold back.
"Galveston," answered Barkley. "That dirty-ass water. We not even gonna send them to Cancun. We gonna send them to Galveston with that dirty-ass water be washin' up on the shore. These people think they in the beach. Y'all quit. Drive your ass down to Galveston."
This led to Shaq completely losing it on the set.
Chuck’s had it with the Pelicans 💀 pic.twitter.com/hko6mQY8kN
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 27, 2024
It also led to a response from Tina Knowles, mom of Beyoncé, who is from Galveston.
Once Chuck heard he upset the mother of the woman behind the BeyHive, he thought it would be best to offer a mea culpa.
Chuck: "I don't want that smoke. I don't want the Beyhive and Jay after me."
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 28, 2024
Chuck apologizes to Beyonce's mom for talking about Galveston 😂 pic.twitter.com/yJicorY0dG
However, in typical Barkley fashion, even his "apology" led to him throwing shade.
"So, how do you like Galveston now," asked Ernie Johnson.
"We're not going there," answered Barkley.
Barkley then brought back one of his vintage bits that got put on pause while people were getting canceled left and right: In trying to appease Galveston, he went after the women of San Antonio.
"That water's so dirty, I'd rather go to San Antonio. I'd rather go to San Antonio with them big, ole women."
Charles Barkley apologizes to Beyonce's mom for trashing Galveston
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) April 28, 2024
Immediately mocks Galveston again
"That water is so dirty I'd rather go to San Antonio with those big ole' women" pic.twitter.com/IbpAn7BMXl
The status of TNT's NBA future is a little murky right now. Reports emerged over the weekend that ESPN has renewed its deal with the NBA while Turner is still negotiating.
The Varsity
— John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck) April 26, 2024
* ESPN, NBA have agreed on the parameters of a deal. WBD, Amazon, NBC still negotiating.
* Sean McManus, Larry Jones, Burke Magnus are on the witness list for the Sunday Ticket anti-trust trial in June.
* College super league idea looks DOA.https://t.co/cC4WOPeFrk
I don't even want to think for one iota of a second of a world where TNT and the Inside the NBA crew aren't a part of the NBA.
2. Big offseason television news: CBS announced Monday that Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms will no longer be part of the NFL Today, while former Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan, who called games on CBS last season, will join the show full time for the upcoming season.
3. Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli gave one of the most surreal and amusing baseball press conferences you'll ever hear Sunday when he explained the story behind his team's home run sausage.
Yes... we apparently have a HR Sausage now.
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 28, 2024
No... we don't know why. pic.twitter.com/KTFEzSsLsW
4. Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards also had an entertaining press conference after his team eliminated the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Let's just say Edwards was very passionate about teammate Karl-Anthony Towns staying out of foul trouble.
Ant with the highest level of praise for KAT but also
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) April 29, 2024
"The first three games the motherf***er just kept fouling ... just stop f***ing fouling" 🤣 pic.twitter.com/1C8zxuncaa
5. Rory McIlroy won the Zurich Classic this weekend and then he did a very solid performance of "Don't Stop Believin'."
Didn’t expect that kinda vocal range out of Rory McIlroy. I stand corrected. pic.twitter.com/5jJi8D3p10
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) April 29, 2024
6. The latest SI Media With Jimmy Traina features a conversation with newly retired New York Yankees radio legend, John Sterling.
Sterling, who was the radio voice of the Yankees for 36 seasons before stepping away from the job in mid-April, talks about his decision to retire now and clarifies reports on his health. He also addresses the social media backlash the Yankees faced after giving him an 83-inch television as a retirement gift.
Sterling also shares the advice he'd give the person who succeeds him as the Yankees radio play-by-play person, shares his thoughts on his "streak" of calling 5,060 straight games and remembers his time as a sports-talk radio host. Sterling also reveals the one Yankees player who asked him to change his famous home run call and talks about the role Mike and the Mad Dog played in helping the home run calls become a thing.
Following Sterling, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins me for our weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include the NFL draft, Aaron Boone's ridiculous ejection, the upcoming unedited The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady on Netflix, Taylor Swift's new album and more.
You can listen to each podcast by clicking into the tweet below. You can also listen on Apple and Spotify.
New SI MEDIA PODCAST with John Sterling.
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) April 26, 2024
-Retirement reaction
-Backlash to Yankees giving him a TV
-Player who asked for a new HR call
-Advice for his replacement
-Mike & Mad Dog role in HR calls becoming a thing
Apple: https://t.co/ck0BFM7TyA
Spotify: https://t.co/diM3f0Z0wr pic.twitter.com/tpBRFU4tbq
7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: We celebrate Jerry Seinfeld's 70th birthday today with one of the great live TV moments of all time.
Happy 70th birthday, Jerry Seinfeld. pic.twitter.com/0E5TvsUnzT
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) April 29, 2024
Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.