Stephen A. Smith and Charles Barkley both made epic entrances to their pregame shows this weekend
With all due respect to the Heat and Celtics and the Warriors and Mavericks, the best highlights of the NBA weekend came from studio hosts Charles Barkley and Stephen A. Smith.With the Western Conference finals moving to Dallas on Sunday night, Barkley came to theis the best sports studio show of all time, the cast did not disappoint, with Shaq and Kenny Smith rooting for Barkley to fall off the horse while also poking fun at Barkley’s size.
“That horse got a strong back,” said O’Neal. “The horse is going, ‘Please get this guy off me,” said Smith, as Barkley made his way toward his colleagues. The best part of the bit came when it was time for Barkley to get off the horse. Ernie Johnson, Shaq and Smith tried to analyze how Chuck would maneuver himself, but then it just turned into the guys rooting for Barkley to fall on his ass.“Please fall. Please fall. Please fall,” shouted Shaq.Barkley finally managed to get off the horse and walk to the set to cap off a glorious stunt.
One night earlier, Stephen A. Smith didn’t use a horse. He just went with maximum swag while walking through the tunnel and into the arena for ESPN’s pregame show. The best part of Stephen A’s entrance was his reaction to someone who called him out for walking into TD Garden like he was a player.
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