Links: Charles Barkley Is A Dumbass
He said it, I didn’t.
If you’re an NBA fan, you have to know that TNT’s “Inside the NBA” is can’t miss viewing. I’m talking about every minute of it, even as the clock ticks later and later — actually, especially as the clock ticks later and later, because Charles, Kenny and Ernie get punchier and punchier. The later it gets, the nuttier they usually are. And the funnier the show becomes.
I never tune away, which means I always catch the final segment, “EJ’s Neat-O Stat Of The Night.” The jingle and logo have a space built in for a sponsor, but for whatever reason they rarely have a sponsor.
On Monday night I was watching and noticed they didn’t have a sponsor, and I thought to myself, I wonder what TNT would charge SLAM to sponsor that segment for a night? The best basketball mag in the world has always been cool with the best NBA show in the world. If it was in the thousands, forget it. But I figured if it was in the hundreds, maybe I could scrounge up the change from the couch in our reception area or something.
So I sent an email to my main man Tim Kiely, who produces “Inside” and is the brunt of a lot of Chuck’s on-air trash talk. Tim liked the idea of SLAM sponsoring the segment. I couldn’t come up with a wacky stat today, but Tim and the amazing crew at TNT had a little something up their sleeves for The Chuckster.
And look what happened tonight…
(By the way, a big thanks to Ryne at Odenized for being on the lookout and getting this video up and running for us.)
66 Responses to “Links: Charles Barkley Is A Dumbass”
May.8 at 2:59 am
The Latvian says:
This was great when it happened.. thanks for posting it.
May.8 at 2:59 am
KICKZ101 says:
First!! Good one Lang, and we are deeply saddened for your loss… From the K101 Crew down under
May.8 at 3:24 am
Ryne Nelson says:
I hope SLAM continues to ’sponsor’ the Stat of the Night, Lang. There’s nothing better than staying up until 1:30 in the morning to catch the next wacky idea these guys come-up with.
May.8 at 3:32 am
Lang Whitaker says:
We’ll see about that, Ryne. One of my favorite parts of that clip is when Chuck and Kenny just explode upon hearing that the Stat Of The Night has a sponsor.
May.8 at 3:54 am
Reggie Evans says:
NOW THAT IS COMEDY! You sponsored the best Neat-o-stat EVAR.
May.8 at 4:34 am
Dacre says:
6th!?
May.8 at 4:37 am
Dacre says:
That was turrible…
May.8 at 4:49 am
Michael Tillery says:
Just turrible. Lang absolutely brilliant move. I didn’t get to actually see this happen, but when my phone began to blow the chuck up I knew something was going on.
May.8 at 4:54 am
Michael Tillery says:
Ryne props for posting all the videos bruh. Good work.
May.8 at 5:15 am
Slobodan Chutzpah says:
You almost feel bad for poor Chuck stumbling through the text on the teleprompter — and then that… Classic.
May.8 at 7:13 am
Eboy says:
Nice!
Lang, we’re with you. Stay strong.
May.8 at 7:18 am
Ben Osborne says:
Great work, Lang.
May.8 at 7:19 am
Ben Osborne says:
The only thing that would have made it better is if seeing our logo reminded Chuck he owes Khalid dinner because of his “dumb-ass” prediction that the Cavs wouldn’t make the Playoffs.
May.8 at 7:26 am
vannshy says:
“real recognize real and u lookin familiar” man that was a great idea
May.8 at 7:27 am
vannshy says:
btw, it reminds me that kenny used to write for Slam
May.8 at 8:24 am
k.o. says:
i just caused a scene in my office laughing at this clip. too funny. sorry to hear bout ur grandfather Lang, my prayers go out to u and your fam
May.8 at 8:27 am
Jake says:
That was awesome, best EJ’s Neat-O Stat Of The Night ever.
May.8 at 8:28 am
TADOne says:
That was the greatest. Thanks for this Lang, Ryne.
May.8 at 8:33 am
Sam Rubenstein says:
Ha! Highlight of the NBA season!
May.8 at 8:39 am
Ryan Jones says:
That was good. That was good. That was good.
That was really good.
May.8 at 8:58 am
SLAM ONLINE | » Sweet Predictable Pistons says:
[…] The MVP Coronation game notes are coming in a little while. Obviously Lang getting our logo and a shout out from Ernie Johnson is the news of the day, (plus Charles Barkley finally getting something right!) but I should mention the Magic-Pistons game. How predictable was it that the Pistons wouldn’t grab the series by the throat? […]
May.8 at 9:09 am
d.Y. says:
Word. So how much was the ad?
May.8 at 9:10 am
Captain America says:
That was vintage, man, pure gold.
May.8 at 9:14 am
D.Brown says:
lol @ ryan, after watching the clip I immediately thought, how many times did chuck just say ‘that was good’
May.8 at 9:36 am
BETCATS says:
that was genius
May.8 at 9:38 am
Toney Blare says:
this is dope
May.8 at 10:10 am
b55 says:
first of all, this is a travesty.
May.8 at 10:10 am
ike krell says:
chuck is sweeeeeet
May.8 at 10:15 am
Dirtybird says:
That was great!
May.8 at 10:28 am
Khalid Salaam says:
Classic Moment.
May.8 at 10:29 am
t-rocc says:
so awesome. unfortunately, i missed seeing this live - sometimes i end up passing out on the couch and missing the end of Inside, even though i try to always catch the full thing. then i wake up later on with something like the X-Files blaring out of the tv at me…
May.8 at 11:08 am
Jake Appleman says:
Amazing. I burst out laughing.
May.8 at 11:17 am
gii says:
that was pretty awesome.
May.8 at 11:48 am
Allenp says:
Oh, that was funny. Very funny. Charles is a good sport.
May.8 at 11:50 am
Jake says:
Haha t-rocc, I don’t even know how many times I’ve woken up to the X-Files after falling asleep watching basketball on TNT.
May.8 at 11:53 am
Fredo says:
Man…I miss the one Neat-O that was guaranteed to have me burst out laughing! Oh but that was classy Lang and Chuck is the kind of guy who can laugh at that sort of thing. Inside the NBA on TNT is mandatory viewing.
May.8 at 12:09 pm
Tommy Patron says:
Awesome!
May.8 at 12:11 pm
RV says:
great stuff, great idea Lang
May.8 at 12:52 pm
Chris O'Leary says:
I don’t think you get to see the end of the show very often in Canada. Once the game’s over, the networks drop the feed and go back to vomiting hockey at us.
May.8 at 1:19 pm
albie1kenobi says:
BRILLIANT!!!!
this is probably the coolest thing ever happened to everyone involved (Inside the NBA crew, SLAM) it was like a love fest. AWESOME.
May.8 at 1:21 pm
albie1kenobi says:
and for those who care, i usually go back to nba.com and watch the inside the nba replay the next day. always entertaining.
May.8 at 1:21 pm
nothin personal says:
not available!
May.8 at 1:33 pm
Darksaber says:
Laaaang, right at the beginning of the bit, did Chuck call YOU a loser? In jest right?
May.8 at 1:36 pm
Darksaber says:
Someone needs to pull the prompter trick on Dubya before he leaves office, please lord, make it happen. “We continue to monitor the situation in MA PANTS, cause of the itching and scratching..and shall continue the search for weapons grade plutonium”. whoops!
May.8 at 1:40 pm
albie1kenobi says:
Darksaber reminds me of a bumper sticker that my friend told me about: “will someone please give him a b!ow job already so we can impeach him?”
May.8 at 1:50 pm
TMT says:
It’s about time the TNT dudes gave you all some credit… half the crap they talk about is covered in Slam every month.
May.8 at 2:03 pm
John E. Sanford says:
That was one of the funnier moments they’ve had. They do something funnier each week.
May.8 at 2:22 pm
what says:
Bahahahaha this was hilarious
May.8 at 2:28 pm
Cheryl says:
Funny, funny stuff.
May.8 at 3:55 pm
Ken H. says:
I love how Charles wears sneakers with a suit.
May.8 at 3:56 pm
Rubens Borges says:
chuck burgundy, great work lang…
May.8 at 4:24 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
Best part was Kenny meekly saying “I used to write for that magazine” while no one pays attention to him. Great stuff. Kudos to Lang, Slam and Ernie
May.8 at 4:28 pm
Kevin says:
hahahah this is awesome
May.8 at 5:22 pm
Ballerblogger says:
Greatest show on television. I think Chuck would make a great governor one day and Kenny has the knowledge to be an NBA GM but it will be a sad day when that crew gets split up.
May.8 at 6:38 pm
JOE says:
he finally admit it!!!!!!!!!!!
May.8 at 6:40 pm
The Blog for the Sports Gamer » Blog Archive » Thursday thoughts says:
[…] - I don’t watch NBA coverage, but I got this link sent to me. Incredibly funny. […]
May.8 at 7:27 pm
AB_40 says:
1.30 in the morning? menn I’m taking some rest now and wake up later to watch a game at 3.30 am till 7.00 am or summin like that. The spurs better win tonight or I’ll have a bad day tomorow. Cuzz I always bet with a frien every year and I don’t think they can come back from a 3-0 hole. And this ish was funny haha
May.8 at 7:32 pm
tealish says:
I’ve always wondered how effective such sponsors are. Let us know if you see a spike in sales next month.
May.8 at 8:29 pm
NZ Baller says:
Vid no longger avaialable
May.8 at 8:51 pm
Double R says:
Darksaber Charles said if Ernie wasn’t such a loser he would have a sponsor. Lang my condolence to you and your family.
May.8 at 10:48 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
@NZ: Video looks available to me…
May.9 at 3:26 am
Froggiestyle says:
What a riot! Thanks for the link, we don’t get TNT in France. I love how they all blew up when they heard Slam as sponsor. Love it, love to see some more…
May.9 at 7:35 am
Chuck: Where Amazing Happens « commaPause says:
[…] Chuck: Where Amazing Happens Big props to Lang Whitaker from SLAM for once again finding new and improved ways to keep the NBA fun (be sure to read the full post to get the back story on this clip). […]
May.9 at 7:46 am
hursty says:
funny Lang, really good idea. Hang in there with your family man
May.11 at 12:05 am
Buzzer Beaters - 05/11 : Hoops Addict - Get Your Basketball Fix says:
[…] * Check out this classic YouTube clip of Charles Barkely reading the teleprompter and announcing that he’s a dumbass. Genius! […]
May.13 at 4:01 pm
Nguni says:
Lang my condolence to you and your family…classic Neat-O stat!i always catch inside but i fell asleep watching “in the name of the king”…bad idea from the start.