Charles Barkley Joins Instagram, Gets Lesson on DMs, OnlyFans From ‘Inside the NBA’ Crew

Also in Traina Thoughts: worst bad beats; Bob Costas’s bizarre reaction; Richard Lewis has a Shaq story and more.

1. This last person in the sports world that you would've expected to join social media has joined social media. 

After railing against social media for years, Charles Barkley has caved and joined Instagram. Hopefully, Barkley just limits his social media presence to Instagram and stays away from the cesspool that is Twitter.

The news of Barkley, who claimed he joined Instagram for business purposes and that others will run his page, made for excellent fodder on Thursday's Inside the NBA.

Among the highlights:

• Kenny Smith hilariously mocking Barkley for doing a 180 on his social media policy and reminding everyone that Barkley liked to say social media was for "fools and dummies." 

• Smith, Shaquille O'Neal and Adam Lefkoe (filling in for Ernie Johnson) trying to explain to Barkley what it means to “slide in the DMs.”

• Shaq telling Barkley he needs to tag all his posts with "OnlyFans."

2. After the Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks on Thursday, NBC Bay Area interviewed Draymond Green. The controversial forward started things off by going right after host Bonta Hill for being critical of Green after he was suspended earlier this year that made for an awkward moment, which Hill handled well.

3. Here's a fun, yet painful, Twitter thread for my fellow degenerate gamblers.

4. Many people have been sharing Richard Lewis clips (see below) since the comedian passed away earlier this week. On Thursday, a clip of Lewis appearing on Bob Costas's old NBC late night talk show made the rounds on social media, but more for Costas's bizarre reaction to a Lewis joke.

5. According to Rob Gronkowski, he got in trouble with the New England Patriots as soon as he was drafted by the team.

6. This week's episode of the SI Media with Jimmy Traina podcast features an interview with WFAN/CBS Sports Network morning radio host, Gregg Giannotti.

Giannotti, who co-hosts the highly successful Boomer & Gio show talks about how he balances doing a radio show for a New York audience and a TV show for a national audience, explains how he formats the show and reveals why Boomer Esiason never knows the opening topic before the show begins.

Giannotti also discusses the importance of covering non-sports stories, the recent mishap when his show booked the wrong Randy Moss at the Super Bowl, how he assesses ratings and much more.

Following the interview with Giannotti, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins us for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include whether you should tell your significant other if you have a huge gambling win, the We Are The World documentary on Netflix, the court-storming controversy in college basketball and more.

You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.

You can also watch SI Media With Jimmy Traina on Sports Illustrated’s YouTube channel.

7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: Out of all the Richard Lewis videos that have been shared this week, this one, involving a story about Shaq, might be the best.

Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out SI Media With Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.