{"id":426220,"date":"2023-06-04T19:47:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T19:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=426220"},"modified":"2023-06-05T00:49:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T00:49:02","slug":"charles-barkley-pokes-fun-at-skip-bayless-calls-him-an-idiot-over-shannon-sharpe-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/charles-barkley-pokes-fun-at-skip-bayless-calls-him-an-idiot-over-shannon-sharpe-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley Pokes Fun At Skip Bayless Calls Him An \u2018idiot\u2019 Over Shannon Sharpe Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Barkley, who enjoys making fun of other media figures, appeared to fire a warning shot at Shannon Sharpe&#8217;s rumored buyout from FS1&#8217;s Undisputed, which he co-hosts with Skip Bayless.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley, who has already stated that he doesn&#8217;t like Bayless, couldn&#8217;t help but take indirect pleasure in the rumored information that Sharpe would be abandoning Bayless after the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<h2>Charles Barkley Pokes Fun At Skip Bayless Calls Him An \u2018idiot\u2019 Over Shannon Sharpe Drama<\/h2>\n<p>Following the NBA Finals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UndisputedOnFS1\">Bayless&#8217; FS1<\/a> sparring partner Shannon Sharpe will become a free agent, according to a report on Wednesday from Fox Sports and Shannon Sharpe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charles Barkley always finds time to take shots at Skip Bayless \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eESGgIZUFd\">https:\/\/t.co\/eESGgIZUFd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SW3iISymE7\">pic.twitter.com\/SW3iISymE7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Craig (@_itsalwayscraig) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_itsalwayscraig\/status\/1664732652052643841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Barkley appeared to be drawn in by the idea of a buyout, maybe since his summer vacation was postponed because he had to travel to Denver to cover the NBA Finals on NBA TV. Barkley poked fun at Bleacher Report and Bayless at the same time as he tried to make a case for a buyout from his rumored $200 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI read an article today \u2014 if you work with a damn idiot, they\u2019ll buy you out,\u201d said Barkley, referencing Bleacher Report\u2019s story of Sharpe\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1664714153779683328<\/p>\n<p>On TNT&#8217;s &#8220;Inside the NBA,&#8221; Barkley joked that Kenny Smith rather than Shaquille O&#8217;Neal or Ernie Johnson is the &#8220;idiot&#8221; he works with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want y\u2019all to know, I\u2019m open to the buyout,\u201d Barkley exclaimed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI will no longer let Charles Barkley get away with slinging mud.\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealSkipBayless<\/a> responds to Barkley\u2019s latest comments about him: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l38scfFsTn\">pic.twitter.com\/l38scfFsTn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Skip Bayless Show (@SkipBaylessShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkipBaylessShow\/status\/1663258908108963854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although Barkley did not specifically identify Bayless or Sharpe, it is very clear who the jab was directed at.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the announcement of Bayless and Sharpe&#8217;s impending divorce, Barkley made light of the couple&#8217;s failing marriage in January.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;If You Work With A Damn Idiot, They&#39;ll Buy You Out&quot; &#8211; Charles Barkley Eviscerates Skip Bayless Amid Shannon Sharpe&#39;s Exit From &#39;Undisputed&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0DVQIp3XMG\">https:\/\/t.co\/0DVQIp3XMG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mTIsFk7NeG\">pic.twitter.com\/mTIsFk7NeG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1665406815276859392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShaq, it\u2019s not you,\u201d Barkley insisted, also adding that it\u2019s also not his NBA TV co-hosts Matt Winer or Grant Hill. \u201cIt\u2019s not Ernie [Johnson]. It\u2019s Kenny [Smith]! But apparently, if you work with a damn idiot they\u2019ll buy you out. So, I just want you to know, I\u2019m open to the buyout. I didn\u2019t know it was that easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shannon Sharpe finally give details about his situation with Skip Bayless and why he didn\u2019t react the way people thought he should when Skip got out of line. Via Siriusxm  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/undisputed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#undisputed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LakeShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LakeShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chrispaul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chrispaul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bncjQAzWTq\">pic.twitter.com\/bncjQAzWTq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ball Room Service\ud83c\udfc0 (@ballroomservice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ballroomservice\/status\/1665119681718505473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But neither was it Kenny Smith. Barkley tried to slink behind Smith, but it was obvious that he was talking to Skip Bayless when he screamed, &#8220;damn idiot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hall Of Fame J.J. 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Barkley, who has already stated that he doesn&#8217;t like Bayless, couldn&#8217;t help but take indirect pleasure in the rumored information that Sharpe would be abandoning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":267099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[9060,9061],"class_list":["post-426220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-charles-barkley-mocks-skip-bayless","tag-skip-bayless-shannon-sharpe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}