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Charles Barkley dares ESPN to fire him over Cardi B comments originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Charles Barkley says whatever comes to mind.
Occasionally, that can come back to bite the Hall of Fame basketball player who is now a broadcaster for ESPN. Like when he couldn't hold his tongue when Cardi B's musical performance appeared on the NBA Finals Game 3 broadcast on Monday night.
Barkley noticed the musical star's appearance and decided to make a comment about her chest.
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As one might expect, Barkley didn't get rave reviews for letting loose that line on national TV.
He joined the Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday with a chance to save face a bit, and instead, he leaned in.
“I’m hoping they fire me,” Barkley told Patrick. “I got six or seven years left on my contract that they know I got no chance of doing. I would love for them to fire me and have to pay me for the next six or seven years.”
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OK, so that would've been enough, right? But Barkley wasn't finished.
“I would love to get fired, I’m not gonna lie. Because there’s zero chance I’m gonna be working the next six or seven years, zero!” Barkley said. “Come on, man. People can’t take a joke? They can kiss my a--. I appreciate all the support I’ve gotten all these years, but if anybody thinks everybody likes them, they’re a fool. So if people don’t like me or don’t have a sense of humor, they can kiss my a--. My whole a--, not just one cheek. The whole a--!”
That probably isn't going to earn Barkley the entire payout on his contract if he ever leaves early.
Like him or hate him, Chuck is going to be Chuck until the end.
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