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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
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Kristen Wong

Charles Barkley Hilariously Bombed an NBA Quiz On-Air. Then Shaq Spun It Into Comedic Gold.

Some sports analysts charm us with their quick wit. Others impress us with their thought-provoking analysis. And still others just ... exist.

Enter Charles Barkley. The beloved basketball TV icon was the star of the show during a particular faux-intellectual segment on Inside the NBA, ‘Who he play for?’ in which he was given a list of five less high-profile active players and had to place them on their current NBA teams. It’s a good bit (originally devised by TNT producers) for the newly relocated ESPN crew, and it was made even funnier by the amount of times that Barkley screwed up. Over and over again.

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