The Best Of Charles Barkley San Antonio Rants – Meme Mondays #3
The Round Mound Of Rebound recently had a new iconic rant on the Pelicans after their poor performance in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. This vintage roast of the Pelicans was Chuck at his best, evocative of some of his best and most entertaining displays on TNT. Of course, when it comes to this, few moments can match up with the laughs that legendary Charles Barkley San Antonio rants provided us with over the years.
So, in this edition of Meme Mondays, let’s go down memory lane and reminisce on the best Charles Barkley San Antonio quotes and enjoy the genius of Chuck’s humor.
Where It All Began
Firstly, let’s go back all the way to 2010, where Charles first honed in on this bit. At the time, the Inside the NBA crew was still only Ernie, Kenny, and Chuck, as Shaq hasn’t joined yet.
But, Chuck never needed an audience for his roasts, as he seemingly does this for his own entertainment. In the beginning, his two colleagues didn’t appreciate the bit very much. Here is where it all started:
The Ongoing Bit
Joining Inside the NBA during the 2011 season, Shaquille O’Neal was always the hardest one to laugh at Charles Barkley’s San Antonio quotes. It doesn’t surprise then why Charles often went to this bit during the following few years. The height of Chuck’s bit was undoubtedly during San Antonio’s 2014 playoff run.
As a player who always struggled with his weight, Barkley admitted it wouldn’t be wise of him to be in San Antonio at any point in his life. Of course, he did it in vintage Chuck fashion in 2014:
The same year, during the 2014 Western Conference Finals, Charles dropped another gem with this clever wordplay:
He enjoyed this bit so much over the years, that we would see these Charles Barkley San Antonio women roasts even during the 2014 NBA Finals. This time, he got multiple stabs at the city:
Another time when Chuck went at San Antonio out of the blue was when he came up with his “Victoria’s Secret” bit. This time, it was during a totally unrelated game. Watch as Shaq gasps for air while laughing, and Ernie gives up after Chuck’s killer lines:
San Antonio Jabs Back At Barkley
After a few years of Chuck going at San Antonio, they finally countered him. This made for another hilarious segment during the 2014 NBA Playoffs:
Naturally, the quick-witted sir Charles didn’t hold back, as we’ve all expected he wouldn’t.
Will Charles Barkley Ever Apologize To San Antonio?
Over the years, Chuck has adamantly refused to apologize for his comments. As he explained in his iconic fashion in this video, he always simply joked about the topic, although he didn’t get a chance to double down on it, even when trying to be serious:
Still, after nearly a decade and a half of roasting “big ol San Antonio women”, Charles finally changed his ways. He admitted so on Inside the NBA a few years back, citing he now understands “what all the excitement is about”. Venture to guess what made him finally change? Take a look:
Food. Of course, it was food. As an avid enjoyer of Krispy Kreme, pizza, and other fast food delicacies, Chuck finally tried churros in San Antonio. And, after all these years, all it took was a portion of churros with some vanilla ice cream.
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