Charles Barkley on Skinny Luka, the Eagles, LeBron, Jokic, Josh Allen, and His Uneasy ESPN Partnership

Sep 2, 2025

Talk Time

Charles Barkley
64.9 min (68.1%)
Bill Simmons
30.4 min (31.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
39
2Luka Dončić
12
3LeBron James
11
4Michael Jordan
10
5Philadelphia 76ers
9
6NFL
9
7Los Angeles Lakers
9
8Gambling
8
9NBA Playoffs
7
10Josh Allen
7
11Super Bowl
6
12Oklahoma City Thunder
6
13Nikola Jokic
6
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6
15Joe House
6
16Denver Nuggets
6
17Boston Celtics
6
18Bill Simmons
6
19NBA Draft
5
20Moses Moody
5
21Charles Barkley
5
22Tim Duncan
4
23The Ringer
4
24Roger Van Zandt
4
25Roger Clemens
4
26Philadelphia Eagles
4
27NBA Finals
4
28Houston Rockets
4
29Chicago Bulls
4
30Buffalo Bills
4
31Bill Russell
4
32Tom Brady
3
33Saquon Barkley
3
34New York Knicks
3
35March Madness
3
36Magic Johnson
3
37Lamar Jackson
3
38Kevin Garnett
3
39Julius Erving
3
40Jalen Hurts
3
41Ernie Johnson
3
42Van Lathan
2
43Stephen Curry
2
44Phoenix Suns
2
45Paul Pierce
2
46Patrick Ewing
2
47Minnesota Timberwolves
2
48Micah Parsons
2
49Mac Jones
2
50Larry Bird
2
51Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
2
52Kawhi Leonard
2
53Kansas City Chiefs
2
54Jrue Holiday
2
55Jimmy Butler III
2
56Jacksonville Jaguars
2
57Hakeem Olajuwon
2
58Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
59Detroit Pistons
2
60Derrick Henry
2
61Dallas Mavericks
2
62Chris Bosh
2
63Bruce Brown
2
64Atlanta Hawks
2
65All-Star
2
66Zoe Simmons
1
67Wilt Chamberlain
1
68Washington Wizards
1
69Utah Jazz
1
70Tony Parker
1
71The Rewatchables
1
72Stephen A Smith
1
73Shaquille O'Neal
1
74Scottie Pippen
1
75Roy Williams
1
76Portland Trail Blazers
1
77Philadelphia Flyers
1
78Patrick Mahomes
1
79Pat Riley
1
80New England Patriots
1
81Milwaukee Bucks
1
82Michael Porter Jr.
1
83Miami Heat
1
84Melvin Smith Jr.
1
85Maurice Cheeks
1
86Manu Ginobili
1
87Los Angeles Rams
1
88Los Angeles Clippers
1
89Los Angeles Chargers
1
90Leonardo DiCaprio
1
91Kyrie Irving
1
92Kobe Bryant
1
93Jaylen Hoard
1
94Jalen Carter
1
95Isaiah Thomas
1
96Green Bay Packers
1
97Golden State Warriors
1
98George Pickens
1
99Fred Warner
1
100Dwyane Wade
1
101Doc Rivers
1
102Dirk Nowitzki
1
103Devin Booker
1
104Detroit Tigers
1
105DeMarcus Cousins
1
106Deandre Ayton
1
107College Football
1
108Cleveland Cavaliers
1
109Christian Wilkins
1
110Chris Ryan
1
111Boogie Nights (film)
1
112Bill Belichick
1
113Baltimore Ravens
1
114Arizona Cardinals
1
115Arch Manning
1
116Allen Iverson
1
117Alex Caruso
1

League Distribution

NBA
127 (72.6%)
NFL
37 (21.1%)
MLB
5 (2.9%)
NCAAB
3 (1.7%)
CFB
2 (1.1%)
NHL
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1Luka Dončić
12
2LeBron James
11
3Michael Jordan
10
4Josh Allen
7
5Nikola Jokic
6
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6
7Joe House
6
8Bill Simmons
6
9Moses Moody
5
10Charles Barkley
5
11Tim Duncan
4
12Roger Van Zandt
4
13Roger Clemens
4
14Bill Russell
4
15Tom Brady
3
16Saquon Barkley
3
17Magic Johnson
3
18Lamar Jackson
3
19Kevin Garnett
3
20Julius Erving
3
21Jalen Hurts
3
22Ernie Johnson
3
23Van Lathan
2
24Stephen Curry
2
25Paul Pierce
2
26Patrick Ewing
2
27Micah Parsons
2
28Mac Jones
2
29Larry Bird
2
30Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
2
31Kawhi Leonard
2
32Jrue Holiday
2
33Jimmy Butler III
2
34Hakeem Olajuwon
2
35Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
36Derrick Henry
2
37Chris Bosh
2
38Bruce Brown
2
39Zoe Simmons
1
40Wilt Chamberlain
1
41Tony Parker
1
42Stephen A Smith
1
43Shaquille O'Neal
1
44Scottie Pippen
1
45Roy Williams
1
46Patrick Mahomes
1
47Pat Riley
1
48Michael Porter Jr.
1
49Melvin Smith Jr.
1
50Maurice Cheeks
1
51Manu Ginobili
1
52Leonardo DiCaprio
1
53Kyrie Irving
1
54Kobe Bryant
1
55Jaylen Hoard
1
56Jalen Carter
1
57Isaiah Thomas
1
58George Pickens
1
59Fred Warner
1
60Dwyane Wade
1
61Doc Rivers
1
62Dirk Nowitzki
1
63Devin Booker
1
64DeMarcus Cousins
1
65Deandre Ayton
1
66Christian Wilkins
1
67Chris Ryan
1
68Bill Belichick
1
69Arch Manning
1
70Allen Iverson
1
71Alex Caruso
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
15
2NFL
6
3Luka Dončić
5
4The Ringer
4
5Super Bowl
4
6NBA Playoffs
4
7Philadelphia Eagles
3
8NBA Finals
3
9Joe House
3
10Jalen Hurts
3
11Houston Rockets
3
12Gambling
3
13Denver Nuggets
3
14Charles Barkley
3
15Bill Simmons
3

Charles Barkley

1NBA
24
2Michael Jordan
10
3LeBron James
9
4Philadelphia 76ers
7
5Luka Dončić
7
6Los Angeles Lakers
7
7Oklahoma City Thunder
5
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5
9Josh Allen
5
10Gambling
5
11Nikola Jokic
4
12NBA Draft
4
13Boston Celtics
4
14Roger Van Zandt
3
15Roger Clemens
3
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