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A Charles Barkley-themed blimp set Ernie Johnson up for the perfect joke

Okay, Ernie Johnson wins this round.

Legendary TNT sports broadcaster Ernie Johnson and former NBA star-turned-commentator Charles Barkley have a very strong friendship and on-air partnership, but those two will never miss a good joke.

As Capital One debuted a giant blimp themed after Barkley, the “Chuck Blimp,” that will travel to Phoenix, Arizona, for the Final Four, Johnson found the absolutely perfect moment to roast his pal and co-worker.

If you’re wondering, oh yes, Johnson said that the blimp’s Barkley head is accurate to size for Barkley’s actual head.

Now this is the kind of March Madness roasting that we need. You can bet that Barkley got a huge kick out of that and the blimp in general.

Johnson and Barkley’s rapport is one of the best parts of Inside the NBA and basically anything those two do in sports broadcasting, and we have to hand it to Johnson. That was a pretty sick burn on Barkley.

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Ernie Johnson on ‘Inside the NBA’: ‘I would like to think we haven’t peaked’

‘Inside the NBA’ is a staple that basketball fans have appreciated for decades. Hosted by Ernie Johnson since 1991, the show has become one of the most entertaining television programs, winning 18 Sports Emmy Awards. Johnson spoke with HoopsHype …

‘Inside the NBA’ is a staple that basketball fans have appreciated for decades. Hosted by Ernie Johnson since 1991, the show has become one of the most entertaining television programs, winning 18 Sports Emmy Awards.

Johnson spoke with HoopsHype about the intensity of covering the NCAA tournament along with the NBA, working with Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, and more.

NBA on TNT crew mercilessly roasted Shaq’s Orlando Magic jersey retirement in NSFW footage

“We’ll show the whole ceremony when the Celtics retire your jersey.”

The NBA on TNT broadcasters are some of the best in the business. Shaq, Kenny, Ernie, and Charles make analyzing basketball fun because regularly roast each other during broadcasts. But behind-the-scenes footage from NBA All-Star weekend suggests that their jokes aren’t just for TV. In what can only be described as a likely version of their group chat, the crew gives Shaq zinger after zinger over complaints he seemingly had about his Orlando Magic jersey retirement ceremony not being shown on TNT.

NBA All-Star Weekend was filled with a lot of wild moments, including LeBron James claiming he knew nothing about the Warriors’ alleged attempt to trade for him, Kenny Smith’s WNBA 3-point line comments about Sabrina Ionescu and whatever awful display of defense was played during the All-Star game. But, nothing could have prepared us for this.

In new behind-the-scenes footage, Shaquille O’Neal appears slightly bothered that his Orlando Magic jersey retirement ceremony was shown on NBA TV and not TNT. You get the sense that he was genuinely pumped about his jersey retirement and wanted his friends to acknowledge it. However, they’re like, “Nah, no big deal. We got games to show.”

That’s when Charles Barkley starts clowning Shaq, saying the ceremony should have been on truTV. And, it all goes downhill from there.

(Warning: NSFW language.)

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Inside The NBA hosts trolled Charles Barkley’s plan to give up Diet Coke by raiding his stash

How long can Charles Barkley stick to his New Year’s Resolution?

Charles Barkley had a simple answer when he was asked about his New Year’s Resolution. He said that he planned to give up Diet Coke.

Barkley has a long history of drinking the beverage, including before NBA games during his professional playing career. The former MVP has said he would have two McDonald’s fish fillet sandwiches, a large order of fries and a Diet Coke as a pre-game meal.

Now when hosting Inside The NBA on TNT, Barkley will occasionally drink Diet Coke out of a mug while on the air. So to help him reach his resolution, Barkley received a hand from his co-workers.

The hosts of Inside the NBA had enough of Barkley, who complained that water (his Diet Coke substitute) doesn’t taste like anything.

Shaquille O’Neal made his way over to Barkley’s side of the desk and raided his Diet Coke supply. He found Barkley’s stash and began opening them up, drinking them and handing them to Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson.

Barkley wanted to know if his co-hosts at least felt his pain as they sipped on the soda and he then told the viewers to his their enemies close to them.

We will see how long Barkley can stick to this resolution of no Diet Coke!

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Ernie Johnson joked Charles Barkley was a ‘scrub’ for his placement among NBA’s scoring leaders

Ernie Johnson ROASTED his co-host, Charles Barkley.

While discussing Kevin Durant passing Hakeem Olajuwon in scoring, former NBA MVP Charles Barkley caught a friendly jab from Ernie Johnson.

During a segment on Inside the NBA on Thursday night, the NBA on TNT hosts saw a graphic that suggested Barkley ranked No. 34 overall among all scorers in NBA history.

Johnson, who told For The Win he feels like he is “brothers” with his co-hosts, gave Barkley a ribbing for his placement on these all-time rankings.

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Johnson joked with Barkley, calling him a “scrub” for ranking No. 34 on the all-time scoring list.

He then clarified that the former NBA big man was actually No. 29 on the list, which puts him ahead of legends including Larry Bird as well as Dwyane Wade, Clyde Drexler and David Robinson.

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Barkley then said that if Johnson thought he was low, they should look into where their co-host Kenny “The Jet” Smith ranked. Smith is currently at No. 429 in total scoring. (He does, however, rank No. 119 in assists).

Shaquille O’Neal, who currently ranks No. 8 on the NBA’s all-time list, then made fun of Barkely for not ranking among the top 20 scoring leaders. It was all good, competitive fun!

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‘National championship and Buzz Williams Coach of the Year’: Ernie Johnson hypes up Aggie Basketball at charity event

After throwing the first pitch in Friday’s softball charity game, TNT’s Ernie Johnson predicted Texas A&M basketball to win a national title in 2023, alongside Buzz Williams winning Coach of the Year.

The college basketball season is still months away for Texas A&M, but they’ve already been given a stamp of approval from one highly respected individual.

NBA on TNT host and sports broadcasting legend Ernie Johnson was honored to throw the first pitch to Aggie hoops coach Buzz Williams at the Buzz’s Bunch charity softball game Friday, which took place at Davis Diamond in College Station. Williams established Buzz’s Bunch in 2008 to help children with special needs come together socially through basketball.

Friday’s game was the charity’s first softball exhibition and was hosted by the Aggie men’s basketball team. While the competition was all in good fun for a great cause, as all proceeds from the event benefit Buzz’s Bunch, the final score illustrated how the players’ team put on a show, dominating with a 21-9 victory over the coaches’ squad.

During the event, Johnson, who is a close friend of Williams, echoed his confidence in the men’s basketball team by emphatically sharing his expectations for the 2023-24 season:

“Undefeated season, national championship, and Buzz Williams Coach of the Year.”

Though no one has proven to have the ability of clairvoyance, we here at Aggies Wire absolutely love the energy and confidence that Johnson is bestowing on the men’s basketball team. Of course, there is plenty of work ahead for this squad to reach its full potential. But as Williams himself noted, the expectation is to win an SEC title and make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.

Following the event, Johnson expressed his gratitude for being able to speak to Texas A&M’s football team as well as seeing his good friend Coach Buzz once more, highlighting a memorable night in Aggieland.

While it’s no secret that Johnson is a Georgia Bulldog by heart, we can make an exception in appreciating all the support and confidence he’s bestowed on the men’s basketball team. One thing is for certain, Aggie hoops have one of the most respected sports personalities and an even greater human being in their corner when they kick off the 2023-24 season in the fall.

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Pete on Twitter: @PeteThreee.

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Charles Barkley surprised an emotional Ernie Johnson with news he was a Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee

Charles Barkley delivered some incredible news to Ernie Johnson during Thursday’s coverage of The Match.

In one of the coolest sports moments you’re likely to see this week, TNT broadcaster Ernie Johnson got surprised with some major news by a close pal.

While Johnson broadcasted 2023’s iteration of The Match, his longtime co-worker and good friend Charles Barkley informed him out of nowhere that he was being inducted into the 2023 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Johnson looked a bit awestruck and was deeply moved by the news, as Barkley said he was honored to tell his good friend about this career achievement.

The new inductee took a second to process the news before sharing his gratitude at the achievement in what made for an incredibly wholesome moment of sports television.

Johnson has always seemed like one of the sports broadcasting world’s true class acts, and it’s great to see him honored in such a way.

While he probably just thought he was showing up to set to talk about golf, Johnson instead got quite a wonderful surprise about his three-plus decades in the field. It’s one of those really sweet moments you can’t plan.

Charles Barkley tried a comically awful Boston accent and the Inside the NBA crew loved it

The way that Charles Barkley said Ernie Johnson is going to haunt you forever.

Saw Ernie at Fenway Park eating chowder on top of the monster.

That is all TNT’s Charles Barkley was asked to say last night during a segment on Inside the NBA. But the twist was that he was asked to say it using an accent like he was from Boston.

I know Chuck spent many years of his professional career in the Western Conference playing for the Rockets and the Suns. But he also played several years in Philadelphia for the 76ers, so we have to assume with the proximity that he has heard someone from Boston speak at least once or twice.

But based on how his line reading about Ernie Johnson hypothetically devouring a chowder soup at a Red Sox game, I’m now less convinced Barkley has any idea what someone from Boston might sound like.

It gets off to a rough start immediately. I saw Urrrr-knee. 

The word that he changes the most from his normal speaking voice is the name of his colleague, Ernie Johnson. I’m not entirely sure what regional dialect he thinks he is switching to for this one, but it seems like a fictional land where everyone sort of speaks like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Honestly, the way that he says Ernie in this video is going to haunt me forever. Am I ever going to be able to hear the name “Ernie Johnson” again without thinking about this video? Is this going to impact how I perceive any other Ernie as well?

While I’m not from Boston, I believe that this would be the correct line read: I sawr Ernie at Fenway pahk eatin’ chowdah on toppa the monstah.

Ernie didn’t have to have his name changed whatsoever!

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Q&A: Ernie Johnson on life behind the scenes as the host of Inside the NBA

Ernie Johnson: ‘Improvising and letting it rip is exactly how we like to do the show.’

Ernie Johnson Jr. has one of the most recognizable voices on television.

He regularly contributes to NBA TV, Major League Baseball on TBS, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on CBS and Turner, and he was also the longtime lead play-by-play announcer for TNT’s golf coverage.

But he is most celebrated for his work on TNT’s Inside the NBA, which he has hosted for more than 30 years. Johnson is joined on Inside the NBA by analysts Kenny “The Jet” Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal.

During his professional career, Johnson has won multiple Sports Emmy Awards for Best Studio Host. He was also named the National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association in 2021.

Johnson recently showcased everything that makes him such a talented broadcaster when he facilitated a fantastic discussion with O’Neal, Barkley and Smith on Giannis Antetokoumpo’s comments about how to define failure in sports:

For The Win had a chance to catch up with Johnson, who provided some insight about his experiences hosting Inside The NBA.

“It’s a great time of the year. I love sitting down and getting ready for these games,” Johnson said. “That’s where I’m at right now: Basically staying here until 3 a.m., going home and coming right back and doing it the next day. You’re catching me right in the middle of another day of getting ready.”

Johnson, indeed, keeps an incredibly busy schedule, and the Inside the NBA crew holds an impactful place in the sports media landscape. During the broadcast of Inside the NBA on Tuesday, Johnson and his team announced that Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid had won the 2022-23 MVP.

It was just another day at work for Johnson and his colleagues, who regularly create some of the most hilarious and thoughtful coverage that you will find. But when it is all said and done, he is grateful for the opportunity.

“Every night of the playoffs brews the stuff that has your jaw on the floor,” Johnson added. “We’re four guys sitting around getting paid to watch hoops, alright? Life is good.”

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

Charles Barkley told an absolutely hysterical story about hotel soap that had Shaquille O’Neal in tears

Oh no, Chuck. Oh no.

On a recent episode of The Steam Room with Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson, Barkley told an absolutely hysterical story about his preference to bring his own soap when he travels.

According to Barkley, he prefers a bigger bar of soap when he takes a shower as opposed to using the ones that the hotel provides.

To Chuck, those bars of soap far too small. He said he’s had some close calls with those little hotel soaps. What does that mean?

Well, a very shocked Johnson pressed Barkley a bit on what he was exactly talking about, and let’s just let Chuck fill you in on what the reasoning was.

Once the segment ended, TNT cut back to the Inside the NBA studio, Shaquille O’Neal was in tears and the whole crew was joining him in laughter.

Look, Barkley admitting that he almost … lost more than one bar of soap while he was taking a shower is just too good of a story to pass up sharing. It’s not the most enjoyable mental image, but it’ll get you cry-laughing like Shaq.

If you go out and buy liquid soap after reading this story, we’ll understand.

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