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Jalen Rose Roasted Charles Barkley Over His Glasses, and Fans Couldn't Stop Laughing
The Inside the NBA crew was back doing their thing Tuesday night for some big NBA Cup games and they had a special guest sitting in for Kenny Smith—Jalen Rose, who hasn't missed a step since being cut loose by ESPN in the summer of 2023.
Rose fit in perfectly with Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, and Ernie Johnson and one of his best lines of the night had fans howling.
In case you missed it, Rose, who used to be an analyst on ESPN's NBA studio show, had a little fun with Barkley when the NBA legend put on his glasses to look over stats.
"Are those welding glasses?" Rose asked, to the delight of the crew.
Check this out:
"Are those welding glasses??" 😭@JalenRose and The Guys roasted Chuck's glasses 😂 pic.twitter.com/RBuxPjvVVW
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 27, 2024
Fans loved that line and they also loved seeing Rose on the show:
Lmaooooo Jalen is funny. He fits right in https://t.co/f1uYKHCpMK
— Brynn 👸🏾 (@SoCalBee) November 27, 2024
@JalenRose is now the only acceptable substitute for @TheJetOnTNT. The disbelief on his face when the video starts. 💀 I’M ROTFLMAO! 🤣💀🤣 https://t.co/ITUqbncWix
— Brandon Bryant (@brandonbryanttv) November 27, 2024
Jalen Rose is funnier than Kenny. Make these 4 the permanent line up. https://t.co/LT73L41Dos
— ZigZag app coming soon (@steelthistweet) November 27, 2024
So funny 🤣🤣 https://t.co/t6RZPWIHEs
— Stephen Hoenshel (@S_Hoenshel) November 27, 2024
Add Jalen to the crew 😂 https://t.co/ijEvUAHfUC
— Shaun Bellamy (@KingSB93) November 27, 2024
Welding is hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/bGqJavOs3c
— Goon (@RayShad27) November 27, 2024
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! https://t.co/IwD4NjPZvu
— The Joker | Bukowski | Horikazu Shodai | Beast (@SDxT_) November 27, 2024
You know Jalen fits like glove up there.
— Elijah Hamilton (@elijah_ham27) November 27, 2024
Maybe NBC should give him a call for the NBA. https://t.co/v3pgxVyQa3
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Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.