Charles Barkley's Inside the NBA Debut - Oct. 31, 2000

Snippets of the pregame show, halftime and postgame of Charles Barkley's first full-time regular season appearance as an analyst on TBS/TNT's NBA coverage.

[@allprofits3092]

They actually were reading quotes from newspapers instead of tweets im gonna cry LOL

[@a.m.g.116]

Times Have Changed 😭😭

[@radicalbarrel2729]

Wild af 😂

[@godsandmonstars]

Bruhhhhhhhhh

[@WyWid]

It’s weird because I’ve only known them to read tweets. Not paper

[@ramsesstafford4640]

Everybody's young age is showing, who y'all think Peter Vesey is he's a sportswriter/reporter that's what he did he wrote about sports for magazines and new papers. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@MikeyJae777]

23 years later and Kenny, Chuck, & Ernie still holding it down at TNT. Adding Shaq was great too.

[@hurricanestarang]

Adding Shaq is what made it the legendary show it is today.

[@mortystraphouse5077]

@@hurricanestarang yea had to get rid of vessey. boring idiot who doesnt know ball. replacing that shill with shaq was the biggest upgrade in history

[@classicwhitebread]

24 years

[@JSON_bourne]

They might dog on Kenny a lot but he has def changed the least

[@Dilomski]

@@JSON_bourne my thoughts exactly!

[@puredistancegolf]

"A fat person can lose weight, an ugly person always gonna be ugly." Hahahah. Man he is pure gold.

[@Chronz]

Can he still make those jokes today

[@robbstark4084]

​@@Chronz only he can

[@edwinfcapidos]

​@@Chronzyou mean those big a** women in San Antonio?

[@Eli-ss9gj]

If anybody can get away with this it’s Chuck

[@usa5439]

He still never lost it 20 years later

[@ConjahConj]

Ernie looks like he's about to go and do a magic show after this.

[@werkinprogress5267]

RockSteady he looks like a crooked defense attorney in Philly

[@AL-fe8mw]

💀 😂

[@29troub]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ericfmg3799]

Lol 😂😂😂😆

[@guapzilladinero9949]

Hilarious

[@bobbyorr6571]

Chuck was made for this show....he gels in on his first night like a seasoned vet...Sir Charles

[@369pendulum]

He's been like this his whole life so honestly it's not surprising

[@marylynnneill1958]

The very best!

[@caseyrayharris.esquire489]

Oh man, no filter. Dropped some dimes, real life knowledge & lobbs 3/3 of them some Kaufman-est laurel & hardy shit that wins Emmys. Genuine & genuinely deserving

[@LonghornsLegend]

Him and Magic have charisma everywhere in any setting

[@lloydkline1518]

It hard to believe how young Charlie Barkley look

[@spicerc1244]

“Ray Allen is a young player.” My brain can’t comprehend that statement.

[@mindyourbusiness1934]

Jesus Shuttleworth

[@TheBeardedDragon2112]

Back when Ray Ray still had his hairline

[@FreddieJ65]

Or Sam Cassell

[@Slappa54Gaming]

@@TheBeardedDragon2112 an amazing hair line . Bald ray took time to get used to. made it feel like he was sick .. 🤣

[@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325]

​@@Slappa54Gaming He looked like charlie villanueva's brother!

[@GabiN64]

Barkley is a natural. His first day was like he's been there 20 yrs

[@gumistucna8613]

even 21 years from now,kenny begins his sentences "when i played with hakeem" :)

[@kaydee1485]

What did you expect? he played and won rings with him. You think he'd start LATER?

[@CABNoLimit]

Kenny get me some water

[@ItsGessENT]

Bus rider talk

[@user-ks5zi8zf9o]

at least he was talented nba player. Got to give him his credit.

[@Riles3152]

Best move TNT ever made was adding Charles. The most underrated great move they made was getting rid of Pete Vecey.

[@ckersh74]

Had they gone a couple more months with Barkley and Vescey together, Charles would have beat the hell out of Vescey right there on the air.

[@a.m.g.116]

@@ckersh74 not sure who Pete was, did he always get on Chuck?

[@DzevatS]

@@a.m.g.116 he was a sports columnist for the daily news I believe. Not sure if he always got on chuck but it definitely sounds like chuck wasn’t a fan.

[@dfcintron]

@@a.m.g.116 Pete used to refer to Barkley as "milk dud head" in his columns.

[@treybear8174]

yeah they thought chuck and vecey would be like a great adversarial type duo but it turns out he was just in the way lol. once he left it really allowed Kennys chemistry with chuck to shine and thats when magic happened

[@mr.estadity4562]

It's crazy how Kenny looks the same in 2021 as he did in 2000. The man does not age.

[@AxelAlexK]

Yeah I thought the same, dude aged so well.

[@nickcaesar7650]

Black don’t crack!

[@peytonlong5573]

Even before that he’s like the same since the rockets 95 title tbh

[@b4Sed1593]

Only his knees age

[@dadillonful]

@@nickcaesar7650 it’s because it’s hard to see wrinkles on black skin

[@Chris-wq3pe]

23 years later, he's still box office gold. A Legend on and off the court and definitely the funniest man in sports media, no one is even close !

[@hiphop2u]

Shannon funnier ong.

[@hiphop2u]

And Shaq is just as funny as chuck.

[@pepa0998]

And clever AF ! Mutambo signed with the 76rs, a team from the east, like Charles said, and Miami went to the finals, as he said (the team who get Mutambo, wich means Atlanta had really the key, as Sir Charles said as well. And Miami got 50 w's finishing in third in the east. Charles Barkley is a menace!

[@slammysammy9555]

Shannon is just about as funny as chuck. His dynamic with skip is every bit as good as chuck and shaqs

[@thenotoriousroc3508]

@@hiphop2u close but chuck a slight-notch funnier

[@Mikesworld214]

“Whoever they trade Mutumbo to will win the East” What a great call, Chuck.

[@Therealtrilldill]

This was last prediction he ever got right

[@soppoi123]

Miami got 2nd seat too.

[@eugenecaldwell9619]

@@Therealtrilldill 😂😂😂

[@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork]

@@Therealtrilldill lmao! 😂😂😂🤣🤣 all due respect he’s gotten some others ones right throughout the years

[@GoAstros123]

@@Therealtrilldill Until the Bucks won the finals.

[@lilfolkes]

Crazy Shaq was still in the league dominating while Chuck was doing his Inside debut

[@mando7353]

chuck was drafted in 84 and shaq was drafted 92

[@jaredmartin851]

This was they year Shaq and Kobe won the chip

[@peytonlong5573]

Yea Shaq had just won his first ring heading into a back to back crazy how much younger Shaq is then the rest of them and you can’t even really tell

[@AxelAlexK]

@@peytonlong5573 Kenny and Chuck both aged very well. Especially Kenny.

[@anonymous-hz2un]

Or how old Kobe was. It blew my mind to learn he played since the mid 90 vs prime Jordan. 🤯🤯

[@lazthegreat10]

Ernie: "hey hey hey you're in the media now" Chuck: "yeah but at least imma be honest"

[@Maximum_37]

Tom bones Jones true to this day

[@sillygoose635]

lol

[@justincollins3874]

Classic

[@kylebuckmaster6976]

10:27

[@coltonw2552]

"I wish bad things upon them" Lmao Damn Chuck cursed my Knicks.

[@sonicthehedgehog3162]

Colton W LOL That Shit Was Funny

[@joonant1]

Colton W and his hate for the knicks hasn't died.

[@razkable]

since chuck debuted on inside the nba in oct. 2000, the knicks have won 1 playoff series...hes been right to shit on them...it took a top 3 mvp season from melo to get that team to 54 wins and the 2nd round...@@joonant1

[@joonant1]

@@razkable not saying your wrong. Knicks are a trash franchise.

[@earlyburd78]

The Knicks were fucked way b4 Chuck cursed them, bruh....

[@sinclairjg]

"Let's bet dinner on that." "Not the way you eat!" And Charles laughed at that. The most secure guy I ever saw.

[@KingGreqo]

I had to replay that like 8x 😂

[@austingleason]

His mutumbo take at 6:30 was spot on. Mutumbo ended up going to the sixers that year and they won the East.

[@austingleason]

He was also right about the Heat finishing 2nd in the East that year 7:45

[@thedood7859]

@@austingleason they finished 3rd

[@austingleason]

@@thedood7859 They finished 2nd. Look up the 2000-2001 nba standings.

[@austingleason]

Knicks finished third that year.

[@thedood7859]

@@austingleason I did, The bucks finished 2nd, heat 3rd, and Knicks 4th.

[@Gymholics]

Best move in tv`s history

[@oaklandsoldier8520]

Inside the NBA is absolutely perfect for him. They just let him be him.

[@the2dudes1]

That still remains completely true

[@moonliteproductions7089]

kenny still wearin them big ass suits!!

[@livefromthemotherland]

😂😂😂

[@tovorismoore7596]

😂😂😂😂

[@RKO859]

They look cool tho

[@eugenecaldwell9619]

😂😂

[@timhoward5]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@stuartperry8141]

Charles Barkley is not always right but he does know what he is talking about,

[@WyWid]

He knows what heat talking about he’s just not the best at explaining it

[@Jearbearjenkins]

Of course he does he’s a legend. But everyone gets predictions wrong at time

[@corn204]

No-one is ever always right

[@Jearbearjenkins]

@@corn204 I know a guy whose left hand got removed. So you’re wrong

[@JohnDoe-eh7no]

The Chuckster came out swinging on day one! Could anyone expect anything less!

[@TH-cq7bj]

Charles was right lol. Philly got Mutumbo n won the east

[@joonant1]

Trey Hull the following season. that season Reggie Miller and the pacers won the east.

[@TH-cq7bj]

oct. 31, 2000 means it's the 2000-2001 season. so no, you're wrong.

[@joonant1]

Trey Hull yeah realized that after Ernie said 2000-2001 season. After that I was looking for this comment to delete it but couldn't find it.

[@TH-cq7bj]

all good lol

[@soppoi123]

And Miami was the 2nd seed.

[@Stickman786]

Damn chuck was spot on! The Heat were top three that year and the team that got mutombo (the sixers) won the east!

[@cardicon23]

I agree 100%

[@cognitivedisability9864]

sixers were actually doing a bit better without mutumbo if I'm not wrong, I can't remember the guy they had before mutumbo, but he was younger, more athletic, a great defender and decent on offense. Of course, it was a great trade because, Ratliff? the C they had, got injuried and never got back

[@judahsong]

klev bla Theo Ratliff

[@razkable]

theo Ratliff nazr mohammad and tony kucoh for dikembe but at the time nazr was a baby scrub 3rd string tier player @@cognitivedisability9864

[@gianfrancoabreu33449]

I was thinking the same thing. You nailed it, he nailed it

[@100honest5]

Nobody want to admit it but Charles the star of the show

[@eihzeke5854]

Charles Barkley hasn't really changed the way he talks and thinks he's been consisted on tv for 18 years

[@RoseCurry5]

Yep. That's what happens when you're just yourself instead of trying to be something/someone you aren't.

[@lich0622]

Less “first of all” back then though

[@just2slick195]

Well thats what happens when you are you regardless of age

[@luf4rall]

His accent has changed.

[@UselessVoidBobo]

His voice got deeper though.

[@emilkoch4098]

Watching this never gets old. I could tell Barkley genuinely did not like vecey. TNT did the right thing by getting rid of him. Barkley made the show a lot of fun to watch.

[@razkable]

peter said something so funny..the knicks want to give up sprewell and camby for dikembe cause they think he will help them win the east?....okay I understand trading one of them for dikembe the soon to be free agent in summer 01 (most likely camby for dikembe straight up) but both?..that would of crippled their scoring after already losing ewing and made them worse clearly.......like how dumb can the knicks be that it took the hawks not wanting to deal with latrells off the court antic that led to that deal not getting done....camby and latrell combined avg. 30 ppg and 16 rebs that season....

[@Zeus0886]

That trade would been horrible lol

[@markied2873]

Nobody does

[@Marmalada180]

From what I've seen of him, Vecsey is hard to like no matter who you are. Anybody that talks over you and doesn't let you finish your sentence is hard to like

[@eugenecaldwell9619]

Who's Vecey? What's his first name? I don't think I ever heard of him.

[@CG-po8gy]

Chuck was MVP from the first night…dominated the broadcast with his personality

[@RudyT2DU]

And to think, Chuck said he would only be there for 2 years, and Ernie didn't think he would stay for more than 2 months.... But they are still going strong 2 decades later

[@kohul214]

The show instantly got funnier

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

Yep! It went from your typical postgame show to Comedic Gold. Chuck goes they’ll lose crazy ratings!

[@WyWid]

Just think. People genuinely watched a tv show on KZbin! How many other tv shows do that

[@orlanzo2621]

Damn man, hard to believe that the year 2000 was two decades ago now, sigh. Time waits for no one man, the way it passes is scary.

[@John6-40]

Yep. I was only a 19 year old with my whole life ahead of me here. Now I'm 41 with a bad back and heart issues. Time seems to flow faster the older we get.

[@troy8613]

@@John6-40Heart issue!? When did that start?

[@RoseCurry5]

"One of the adjustments we've made to studio A is we've taken all the windows out." Ernie too quick. 🤣

[@gomie_b7821]

1:35 RIP to the legend, Coach Thompson. The man was given 19 more years of life when he had his flight changed from American Airlines Flight 77 at the last moment. I'm sure he savored each and every additional year.

[@sidmichael1158]

What do you mean? Did he died in a crash?

[@colesworldd]

@@sidmichael1158 no he means Thompson indirectly avoided being killed in 9/11

[@JoeVideoed]

@@colesworldd Did not know that, though with his big body he probably could've taken the terrorists out by himself.

[@flyforce16]

Still remember Thompson's interview with KG late in maybe 2006 or 2007. He was a great media presence.

[@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735]

I bet you as soon as Charles Barkley started talking and making jokes the producers looked at each other like 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@MikeBrownLegend]

... Just don't ask Chuck about San Antonio women

[@blarae50]

Incredibly he made the right prediction for the entire season of a conference: whoever trades for Mutombo will win the East. Ended up being the 76ers.

[@JVlano]

I noticed that too. Came in as debut guest and showed up the dude sitting across from him

[@BernieMadoff-qv5in]

Charles really did change the landscape of sports broadcast television.

[@MunkyShaffer]

15 years later, Danny Ainge still has the same haircut. Must be over 30 years now

[@warhamster07]

+MunkyShaffer Consistency as a player ..hehe

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

7 years after this comment and he still has the same haircut lol

[@roddyboethius1722]

Lol. So true. Some guys are one cut guys

[@abhinav1804]

"Atleast imma be honest." Never change Chuck lmao

[@182Burritos]

15:27, that is so 2000. Lmao

[@livefromthemotherland]

I had that Halloween costume like 3 different years Lmaoo

[@lostkev4739]

Dudeeeee that was my favorite halloween costume ever next to Darth Vader!!! I remember i wore it to my church halloween type thing 🤪 and everybody was so shocked !!!! Good Times ! The blood pumping heart i will never forget #LONGLIVETHEOLDDAYS

[@DarkReapersGrim]

@@lostkev4739 Halloween is coming in less than 3 weeks baby!

[@voyageeats1409]

Yo momma

[@creydadj]

Having Chuck as part of the Inside Crew changed everything

[@utsr07]

Kenny Smith looks the same at 58 as he did at 36. Wow.

[@DV-ou1yu]

Lies lol

[@PridelovalecSipka]

Thats why they call him the Jeep

[@DaggerMan11]

Damn, good call by Chuck "whoever trades for Mutombo will win the east." Sure enough, that's exactly what Philadelphia did that season...

[@javebjorkman]

Chuck and Shaq have had their spats over the years, but everyone knew they had/have mutual respect and brotherhood-buddy on the right straight disrespectful lol. Talkin bout how Chuck had to do his homework just cuz it was his first night, damn bro. Glad we got the Inside crew the way we have them now

[@amanchabra8947]

I can only imagine the producers in the control room watching this and thinking, "We've got something here! Throw out the rest of the rundown! Ernie...just ask Chuck questions and let it ride!" The rest...as they say...is history!

[@mairoom6976]

The 90's early 2000's media presentation was great.

[@sirruffalot]

Chuck called it, sixers got Mutumbo and eventually ended up in the finals vs Lakers.

[@troylee4196]

And they had no depth to stop Shaq No Mutombo, Shaq did whatever he wanted

[@MB.Archives]

This needs to be in a museum

[@Theo-gw3il]

Yea library of congress

[@highchurro1545]

This is cool seeing how life was in the year 2000

[@jonathans6087]

Yeah life was simpler then. More pure and real

[@wadjay1117]

Their studio has looked slick and modern and ahead of its time even then.

[@ShottaKenya]

All the screens in the back are sick. It’s got that y2k matrix CTU feel to it

[@gregoryviktor3794]

The first night you can tell Ernie, Chuck and Kenny have excellent chemistry together add Shaq into that mix and you have the greatest sports show on cable TV.

[@justinbray75]

They were the greatest way before Shaq

[@acnicodemus4734]

They were legendary long before Mr. Sensitive.

[@karlanthonymargate7362]

​@@acnicodemus4734 some of their early classics were with cwebb

[@acnicodemus4734]

@@karlanthonymargate7362 CWebb, Magic and Reggie Miller

[@slamdunk2270]

@@justinbray75 she’s brought them to another level. I remember the days before Shaq it could be boring. Now it’s never boring.

[@hyt6750]

The moment that Charles Barkley has joined the show, I guess everything has changed. The show has become much more fun for everybody involved and for the fans.

[@LaMaquinaEstaAqui]

I never saw Sir Charles' debut on Inside until now. Thank you so much, uploader!

[@kidcudifanclub5863]

Chuck’s comments on trades and players leaving is exactly what Draymond said this week almost 21 years since

[@delfiffera2766]

Draymin green is a wannabe barkles

[@mL-71992]

@@delfiffera2766 4 real

[@detroit4life1000]

Miami did finish as the 3 seed that year. Vescey is proof that you can be as accomplished a reporter/journalist and not know shit about basketball. Wanted to be the smartest guy in the room at all times even when he doesn’t know

[@robinhoodhustsle1356]

They got swept by charlotte

[@LALakers4life34]

They got swept by the 6th seed hornets lol

[@JCATG]

We all can see that Chuck was a natural from the very beginning that he joined the Inside the NBA crew. That was an amazing take on the plays and teams of that time. We love you, Chuckster! I hope you'll stay with the show for much longer now that you've been doing this for almost 21 years.

[@Landmasters]

Happy to report he's on until 2032, signed an extension last year

[@LALakers4life34]

Damn right he made a prediction on whoever made the trade for Motumbo was winning the east best nba analyst of all time

[@Mandinko23]

peter vecsey sound like skip bayless its seems like he just wants to disagree with chuck just for the heck of it.

[@LynxStarAuto]

He has always been that way. Even as I type this, he was trash talking Reggie Miller on Twitter for his color commentary during the Bucks-Hawks game.

[@rockabye_baby187]

No. He is nothing like Skip Bayless. Thats ridiculous

[@goodnamestaken]

That's literally his job. Imagine watching a panel sit there agreeing civilly with each other. The only one whose opinions you can trust aren't at least a little political are chuck's, because he doesn't go to production meetings and doesn't give an f.

[@corkellz1984]

Peter seemed very threatened and intimidated by Chuck too.. Glad he didnt last lmao

[@mackenziematthews23]

Chuck been spitting truths since 2000. Respect. Btw, never remembered that Peter Vecsey was on the show. Glad I didn't remember too. Woof.

[@akeme25]

What Charles said at 10:33 still very much applies to today!

[@rashoff]

I didn't mean to watch all 15+ minutes but this was great

[@cooliovasquez]

It makes me sad hearing them talk about young T-Mac, full of championship hopes and dreams.

[@shakadeveaux6851]

Watching it unfold made me sad

[@eugenecaldwell9619]

What ever happened to T-Mac?

[@danielo9606]

@@eugenecaldwell9619 injuries

[@MoveInSilence23]

What coulda been with McGrady and Hill.... Damn shame

[@swpdisciple]

@@MoveInSilence23 they almost had Tim Duncan too.

[@tobznoobs]

Im sure 20 years later Tiger still enjoys seeing chuckster on inside the nba

[@brandonfranzen5191]

That Vessey dude was a H A T E R

[@troylee4196]

All these newspaper people are SAS came from that, they're paper warriors

[@fsamaaa]

In case you are wondering, Mutombo did get traded to Philly that season and Philly did win the east. T-Mac's magic won 43 games. Chuck = Nostradamus

[@Journeyman2585]

Pacers won the east that season.

[@thegrudge]

@@Journeyman2585nah man. This is the 2000-2001 season. Philly finished 1st, Pacers 8th.

[@marcpascal5647]

Wow Barkley predicted right: Hawks traded Mutombo to the 76ers and they won the East!

[@razkable]

the knicks willing to trade both young assets marcus camby and latrell sprewell right after dealing ewing away for no reason for mutombo to make up for it is such a knicks thing that I wish it occurred just to see how bad the knicks would of been with bums that couldn't score around poor alan houston after giving him all that money ..they eventually got dikembe in 03 and he was washed by then after a good 00-01 and 01-02 couple of seasons by 02-03 he was done....and thats when the knicks decide to get him of course...

[@roddyboethius1722]

​@@razkablethe Alan Houston max contract was a major blunder. They rewarded him for his Finals apprarance, but he never played a full season again because of injuries

[@Altered-Beast]

7:50 Charles ate Peter's soul by the look on his face 😂

[@jude_the_apostle]

Wonder is they realised at the time how significant a decision this was. I love Shaq, Jet and Ernie but Chuck is the star of the show and always has been

[@dantegood2195]

Spooky how the Jet has barely aged a day in 18 years

[@damarimoland1613]

Them knees aged though lol

[@seinfan9]

Black don't crack.

[@delfiffera2766]

@Plissken Blacks don’t crack. They just do it!

[@jesusisking4065]

@@seinfan9 they just smoke it

[@VETERANMASTER]

You must don’t watch him run to that board.

[@cekok6388]

I don't know why this was recommended to me now... but seeing these old videos always makes me realize how crazy life can be. When Charles made his debut I was 5 years old.. now I am 26 and the same guys (besides Shaq) are still on this show. Just think about all the things that have happened during the last 21 years and yet these guys are still at it. Might sound stupid but it makes me feel some type of way.

[@elliotness11]

Probably because this might be their last season. TNT might be losing the NBA.

[@Jon-xc3ns]

Even back then Kenny was talking about hakeem, truly the greatest water boy there ever was

[@YML256]

😂😂😂😂 Got him his championships

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

I’ve said this numerous times, but Chuck on Inside is like how it was with Bobby The Brain Heenan on Prime Time Wrestling. Their humor just brought so much energy to their respective shows.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Great analogy

[@alexc.7868]

Wwe?? 😂

[@kristopherssword4437]

Crazy how Chuck been working on his swing since the start of this century 😭

[@menehune1025]

And a star show was born.

[@Rippedtoshredds23]

It's unbelievable how Charles looks the same in 2016!!

[@SuperJerk]

Scottie toMichael just bigger lol

[@mitchy5781]

Hope he sounds the same lol

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

And the same in 2022

[@stdev.]

1:19 Ernie drops the window reference! (Chuck threw some guy through one in 1997 lol)

[@dantheman8152]

LOL

[@hobbitofisengard32]

The Knicks are still cursed. Chuck called it.

[@davidhunsdon9551]

Good to see Chuck and Danny Ainge joking around with each other like they did in the 90's when they were teammates on the Suns. That was a fun team to watch back then.

[@Zmargo702]

This was 8 days after I was born. He has been on TNT literally my entire life. When I say I grew up with Barkley, this is what im talking about lmao.

[@doublexpgaming4193]

Ernie lookin like Jon B’s uncle lmao finna sing “They DO know” Lmao I’m corny for that

[@brooklynforever1990]

Adhd_bandit 😂🤣

[@MyFeltMusic]

Can't ignore that Chuck was right about Mutombo: "Whatever team he gets traded to will win the East"...and the Sixers did.

[@jrm8899]

Chuck knows his stuff....funny and right on the money with his personnel takes

[@thehylianloach9473]

Thanks for uploading this man, I can't believe someone has this footage

[@wilsonpereira6581]

"He's been an ass a long time" LOL

[@AA-rw9jt]

The night history was made and TV changed forever for the good. The GOAT show.

[@hwhshebshehshcbd8360]

Barkley hated old dude on the right 😂

[@LynxStarAuto]

I remember this! Plus Ernie with the window shade 😂😂😂

[@dsg3053]

Wow...Danny Ainge had the 40 Cal on him for Tyrone Hill hot damn 😂

[@psyborg06]

Kenny the subtle goat, knowing exactly when to pick at charles

[@MeJamesah]

Charles has always carried this show. That's why it's borderline comical when people try to act like Ernie carries the show. Prior to Charles Barkley arrival no one really mentioned or cared about this show. I know a lot of people don't want to hear that but those are the facts

[@omieg89]

Straight up facts man. Chuck is inside the NBA.

[@eroldcroft3045]

Charles is the funny one. You are wrong. Chuck, kenny and shaq all swear ernie runs that shoe. Ernie is funny and quick. Jokes he says off camera, ernie wont say them. The rest of the gang uses them.

[@eliteayanokoji8637]

I feel like it's the opposite and you can't handle the fact that Ernie is the heart and soul of the show

[@MeJamesah]

@@eliteayanokoji8637 Apparently if you had did research and look at the ratings before Charles and the ratings when Charles is off the show maybe you would be able to make a factual statement. Facts don't care about your feelings

[@eliteayanokoji8637]

@@MeJamesah bro, you're the one bent out of shape. Show me where I said EJ carried the show. You can't, why? because I never said that. You manifested a whole point I didn't even make 😂😂 I said EJ is the heart and soul of the show which is a fact. Almost no one says Ernie carries the show. Each of them brings something different. Which I why I say you can't except the fact that no matter how much extra ratings he brings, Ernie is still the heart and soul of the show which still a fact. Plus Charles and everyone on the cast agrees so what are you talking qbout

[@edwardbrown5536]

RIP Coach Thompson

[@seinfan9]

Hot damn, over 2 decades. I need all the Charles Barkley footage.

[@theorignalmartian1261]

I was only a few weeks old when this came out. Crazy.

[@______jsh______]

Chuck's so honest, that'a why we all love him

[@StickNclutch]

Earnie with the goatee looking young and fresh...man I was fifteen years old getting old now

[@srwarrior134]

I was 3

[@JimiInTheJungle]

Chuck joins the show and a roast session instantly starts 😂

[@codystarcowski5279]

The rest is history. Thanks Chuck nobody can ever fill your shoes. Salute.

[@SupremeSupervillain_]

Tiger before he ruined himself. That smile killed me Lol.

[@Ezekial2517]

The birth of his catchphrase 14:22

[@soundsscenesbymarcus5981]

Charles has always been this good even on day one!!

[@sstar202]

Ever since Charles Barkley came into TNT, the whole studio show format turned upside-down.

[@miguelanthony5775]

Charles has always been smart he said whoever the hawks trade mutumbo to will win the east crazy he’s good at his job fr