No one wants their dirty laundry aired on national television, especially not on the Turner Channel Network during March Madness. But Charles Barkley did just that – only he was the one doing the rinsing, scrubbing and air drying. The Chuckster revealed he used to clean his own NBA uniforms while showering after games.
Yeah, I don’t believe it either, and neither does Kenny Smith, Greg Gumbel or Clark Kellogg for that matter.
The Jet’s reaction is the best part. Here he is listening intently just before Chuck says some bullshit.
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And here are two seconds later after he did a double take.
And the Emmy goes to…
Oh my god, give Kenny and Charles the Emmy now. I don’t care if it’s not a NBA on TNT broadcast. They are the best comedy act right now. Smith plays the straight man and Barkley tells you about a time that existed only for him.
You need a washboard and a bit of elbow grease to hand clean any piece of clothing, let alone a uniform. And I hate to tell Chuck, but his shorts probably still smelled strong enough to wipe the paint off.
There are so many golden opportunities for a TNT crew patent photoshop out of this. Charles rubbing his uniform on a washboard (or washboard abs that were definitely not his). barley in the shower looking like Tobias Fünke the never naked. A Kenny reaction GIF that is universal for every instance Chuck says some wild shit.
The only person who probably thinks what Barkley did was sanitary is Dan Orlovsky, who also aired his own dirty laundry this week. I don’t know which one is grumpier – take 30 showers before washing your towel, or wash your sweaty shorts and tops by showering on them. Both are antithetical to showers and hygiene in general.
But this is a debate for the 17th iteration of the Great Debates tournamentDeadspin novelty support which is live right now on Twitter.com.
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