“Charles Barkley is the Steve Harvey of basketball”: When Chuck was at his hilarious best before getting honored by the Phoenix Suns

Jeet Pukhrambam | 05/05/2022
"Charles Barkley is the Steve Harvey of basketball": When Chuck was at his hilarious best before getting honored by the Phoenix Suns

Charles Barkley and his game is etched into NBA folklore now, but there was also a time when he couldn’t believe his legend. 

Charles Barkley the Round Mound of Rebound, the Chuckster, has become one of TV and sport’s most endearing personalities. The reason why is simple, when he talks he is funny. His tone and demeanor are naturally comedic.

Looking back at the time when he was given an honor roll by the Phoenix Suns, you would expect Chuck to be elated. On the contrary, he was hilarious.

Barkley, in this clip, can be seen rifling through the NBA stats book. He says, “I want to see how great I was”.

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Charles Barkley talks about ghosts and bobbleheads on his “greatest day”

Kenny and Ernie were talking about legends of the game and how Chuck deservedly made his way to the Honor ring of the Phoenix Suns.

Barkley and co talk about the people who didn’t believe in him, the state of bobbleheads, and how they cannot get the faces of African-Americans right.

Charles says “They make all of us, Black guys look alike”. Instead of making it a grand affair the Inside crew manages to turn it into a funny one.

The addition of Shaq has only made the crew funnier. We will cherish the days these legends remain on the show.

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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