Charles Barkley takes shot at Georgia Bulldogs during ‘Inside the NBA’ show
By Keith Farner
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Former Auburn star turned NBA broadcaster Charles Barkley has come under fire for comments he’s made in the past. Now there’s a new example that critics are focused on following a recent episode of TNT’s “Inside the NBA.”
Commenting on highlights from a Los Angeles Lakers game featuring former Georgia star Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Barkley said, “Georgia is the only school in the world that they named their mascot after the women down there.”
Host Ernie Johnson Jr., a Georgia alumnus, replied, “Oh, that’s so totally uncalled for,” and later added, “Not even gonna dignify that with a response.”
This caused some to bring back comments Barkley made in 2014 about women in San Antonio.
“Some big ol’ women down there (in San Antonio) … that’s a gold mine for Weight Watchers,” he said at the time, while discussing the Spurs, per the New York Post.
Barkley continued, “Victoria is definitely a secret (in San Antonio) … they can’t wear no Victoria’s Secret down there… They wear bloomers down there … ain’t nothing skimpy down there.”
Those comments were met with call-outs by organizations including, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance and the Obesity Action Coalition.
Charles Barkley “Georgia the only school in the world that they named their mascot after the women down there”
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A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
