Former NBA star Charles Barkley joked about the possibility of being fired from ESPN, potentially securing several years of financial stability. He also expressed his displeasure with people who get easily offended by jokes, adding, 'If people don't like me or don't have a sense of humor, they can kiss my ass.'
TV analyst Charles Barkley smiles prior to the first half in the First Four game between the NC State Wolfpack and the Texas Longhorns in the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 17, 2026 in Dayton, Ohio.
“I’m hoping they fire me,” Barkley quipped. “I got six or seven years left on my contract that they know I’ve 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. I was talking to my agent.
I was like, ‘What can I do to get fired, but they’d have to pay me for the whole six, seven years? ’ I would love to get fired, I’m not gon’ lie. ” Adding, “There’s zero chance that I’mma be working the next six, seven years. Zero.
So I know if they fired me, they’d have to pay me all of those years. And I heard through the grapevine that I make great money; so thank goodness for that. ”Olivia Rodrigo Visits 'Kimmel' For World TV Premiere of 'Stupid Song': WatchHe then continued by saying that people that can’t take a joke can kiss him on the you know what.
“C’mon, man. People can’t take a joke. They can kiss my a–,” he said defiantly. I appreciate and love all the support I’ve gotten all these years, but anybody thinks everybody likes them, they a fool.
So, if people don’t like me or don’t have a sense of humor, they can kiss my ass. My whole a–, not just one cheek, the whole a–. ” Earlier this week, on Monday , the broadcast showed a clip of Cardi’s halftime performance at Madison Square Garden during theabout the Bronx rapper’s cleavage saying, “I don’t know if those Bs. Those might be Cardi Ds.
I’m pretty sure those aren’t Bs. She’s got the wrong initials,” which prompted laughter and his co-host Ernie Johnson to say “I don’t know who said that, but I know it wasn’t me. ”
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