Shaq Hilariously Mocked Charles Barkley’s Ill Voice, and NBA Fans Loved It

Sir Charles did not like this.
Shaq Hilariously Mocked Charles Barkley’s Ill Voice, and NBA Fans Loved It
Shaq Hilariously Mocked Charles Barkley’s Ill Voice, and NBA Fans Loved It /

An under-the-weather Charles Barkley produced a hilarious moment on Tuesday night's Inside the NBA.

Barkley sounded more nasally than usual as the result of a cold, and Shaquille O’Neal wasted no time roasting his co-host’s voice. Midway through breaking down highlights of the PelicansGrizzlies game, Shaq broke from his normal voice into a new character: “Stuffy Chuck.” The voice, created by talking with his nose plugged, had the rest of the set in hysterics, and for good reason.

Here’s the incredible exchange.

“I hate you, man” an amused Barkley said to Shaq.

Meanwhile, the rest of the crew seemed to be looking out for their own best interests, encouraging Barkley to go home to avoid infecting anyone else.

“Go home!” Kenny Smith said. “We miss you, but we ain’t going to miss you.”

How can you not love these guys?


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Kevin Sweeney
KEVIN SWEENEY

Kevin Sweeney is a staff writer at Sports Illustrated covering college basketball and the NBA draft. He joined the SI staff in July 2021 and also serves host and analyst for The Field of 68. Sweeney is a Naismith Trophy voter and ia member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.