Published 10/21/2022, 12:01 AM EDT
The ‘Inside The NBA’ crew is back. With all its good-natured ribbing, hot take on interesting topics, sharing untold stories, and obviously roasting each other. That is one of the reasons why fans love to see the show. The hosts, Ernie Johnson, Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, and Charles Barkley have undeniable chemistry with each other on the show.
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And with all four hosts getting contract extensions, we’ll be seeing this squad for many years to come in the future. Also, the crew seems to be in full swing, taking jabs at each other from the get-go too.
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The ‘Inside the NBA’ crew is back in action
As Charles Barkley was about to share one of the stories from the time when he played in the NBA, Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith had an epic response that had the other hosts in splits and left Barkley absolutely befuddled.
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 13: Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley attend the Turner Upfront 2015 at Madison Square Garden on May 13, 2015 in New York City. 25201_002_KM_1770.JPG (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Turner )
Charles Barkley was about to tell a story about Gregg Popovich, the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and the longest-tenured coach in NBA history. Barkley said, “Gregg Popovich, one of the greatest coaches ever, said something to me one time. We were down there doing a game…”
And as Barkley was about to tell the rest of the crew what Popovich told him, Kenny interrupted by saying, “Stop eating?” Right after Shaquille O’Neal chimed in and said, “Don’t go to Krispy Kreme?” Seems as if the crew was sitting on these kinds of rebuttals for a while and are ready to unleash them on Day 1 itself.
Even Chuck couldn’t help but muffle his laugh. So, as Kenny tried to give an appropriate response in order to not get one jab back from Barkley, he tried to play it off and distract Barkley from that brutal roast.
Charles Barkley was ready to throw his hands
But Barkley wasn’t going to fall for that. As Kenny tried to save some face on TV, Barkley said, “I’ll hit a man with glasses. Keep it up.” It seems as if even the crew missed this playful banter with each other for quite some time.
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As for what Gregg Popovich told Barkley, guess fans will never know. Popovich is arguably one of the best coaches of all time. Under his reign, the Spurs had a winning record and did not miss the playoffs for more than two decades.
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Coming back to what Kenny had to say to Charles, maybe it was a response to this roast from back in the day on the show.
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