Charles Barkley and Ernie on TNT back in 1992

[broller]

Barkley was very relaxed and chill. It's interesting that he said back in '92 basketball was becoming "uppity". Sounds like the same thing mans are saying now.

 

[2 one 3]

That’s dope


I hope they keep the squad together man.

It really is the best show on tv

 

[RadaMillz]

Seattle SuperSonics

Hit me in the feels

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

That must've been a few months before he got traded to the Suns.I have vivid memories of that exact day.Me & moms had just landed in Phoenix to visit my grandmother for the summer.We took a taxi from the airport to my grams.Halfway there, news broke on the radio.I just remember that taxi driver getting excited and clapping "Oh wow we got Charles Barkley!".It was a big deal for Phoenix.The city still had a small town feel.They felt like the illegitimate b*stard of Cali & TX.They'd never had a superstar caliber athlete like Chuck.Plus at thst time, he's was coming off a great Olympic run.Many people felt like he outplayed every guy on the Dream Team.He owned the city.They started making murals, painting his face on buses.I've been other places, but I've never seen a athlete rule a city like Chuck ruled Phoenix.Nash, Booker, Warner, and even Fitz.They all pale in comparison.Some of thst is due to Chuck having a larger than life personality.Low key, Randy Johnson was probably the most accomplished athlete in the city's history, but he had the personality of a doorknob.

 

[CHICAGO]

That must've been a few months before he got traded to the Suns.I have vivid memories of that exact day.Me & moms had just landed in Phoenix to visit my grandmother for the summer.We took a taxi from the airport to my grams.Halfway there, news broke on the radio.I just remember that taxi driver getting excited and clapping "Oh wow we got Charles Barkley!".It was a big deal for Phoenix.The city still had a small town feel.They felt like the illegitimate b*stard of Cali & TX.They'd never had a superstar caliber athlete like Chuck.Plus at thst time, he's was coming off a great Olympic run.Many people felt like he outplayed every guy on the Dream Team.He owned the city.They started making murals, painting his face on buses.I've been other places, but I've never seen a athlete rule a city like Chuck ruled Phoenix.Nash, Booker, Warner, and even Fitz.They all pale in comparison.Some of thst is due to Chuck having a larger than life personality.Low key, Randy Johnson was probably the most accomplished athlete in the city's history, but he had the personality of a doorknob.

FLYING IN 1992?

YOU RICH OR WHITE?





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[RaspberryFitted]

bonus

 

[InstantKlassik]

Wild how much more soft spoken Chuck was back then, the southern drawl is way more pronounced in his older age

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

FLYING IN 1992?

YOU RICH OR WHITE?





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Southwest airlines from San Diego to Phoenix was damn near free back then

 

[CHICAGO]

the southern drawl is way more pronounced in his older age

YEARS OF ALCOHOL ABUSE







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[2legit]

Looking back it's funny how Chuck and Kenny were both doing stuff with TNT before retiring like TNT was grooming them to be stars. 30 years from now the future generation are going to look at the Draymond on TNT interviews the same way we look at a young Chuck and Kenny.

 

[FAH1223]

Barkley was very relaxed and chill. It's interesting that he said back in '92 basketball was becoming "uppity". Sounds like the same thing mans are saying now.

Mandatory drug testing

Take basketball back to the ghetto

Oh and the original TNT NBA theme

 

[broller]

That must've been a few months before he got traded to the Suns.I have vivid memories of that exact day.Me & moms had just landed in Phoenix to visit my grandmother for the summer.We took a taxi from the airport to my grams.Halfway there, news broke on the radio.I just remember that taxi driver getting excited and clapping "Oh wow we got Charles Barkley!".It was a big deal for Phoenix.The city still had a small town feel.They felt like the illegitimate b*stard of Cali & TX.They'd never had a superstar caliber athlete like Chuck.Plus at thst time, he's was coming off a great Olympic run.Many people felt like he outplayed every guy on the Dream Team.He owned the city.They started making murals, painting his face on buses.I've been other places, but I've never seen a athlete rule a city like Chuck ruled Phoenix.Nash, Booker, Warner, and even Fitz.They all pale in comparison.Some of thst is due to Chuck having a larger than life personality.Low key, Randy Johnson was probably the most accomplished athlete in the city's history, but he had the personality of a doorknob.

Cool story. Plus it's interesting to think back how slowly news used to travel back then.

 

[Dem313wayz]

Mandatory drug testing

Take basketball back to the ghetto

Oh and the original TNT NBA theme

This theme song I remember

 

[SCJoe]

Hearing the Sonics makes me think as soon a the Vegas and Sonics come back 90% chance Minnesota is going to the east because of ANT.

 

[DPresidential]

bonus

I ain't gonna lie, Ernie is that nikka as far as these sports analysts.
I loved the way he interviewed Shaq here.