“Rudy Gobert is going to hurt kids in the stands blocking Shaq’s shot”: Charles Barkley drops bombs and picks the three-time DPOY to beat the Lakers legend 1v1

Jeet Pukhrambam
|PublishedMay 10, 2022

Charles Barkley says Rudy Gobert will eat “Black Barbeque Chicken” as he picks the Utah Jazz star over compatriot Shaq in a 1v1!

Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal love squaring off against each other. On the court or in the newsroom, these two have a great habit of going at each other.

Like always, this back and forth is all in good jest. The debacle today was surrounding the claims that Rudy Gobert could beat Shaq 1v1.

As expected Chuck chose to back the three-time DPOY over his close friend Shaq. The banter kicks off in great fashion, Shaq says “I wonder what French BBQ chicken tastes like!”.

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Charles Barkley says “Rudy gonna eat some Black BBQ chicken!”

Shaq’s game plan is simple, he wants to bully Rudy in the paint. While according to Charles, Rudy will be blocking all of his shots. Lights out.

The internet reacted to this appropriately.

Shaq was just salty and you could tell!

We can all agree on this one NBA on TNT is funny and possibly the best show on TV.

Who do you guys think wins in a 1v1? The big diesel or the Stifel tower?

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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.