Kenny Smith on Charles Barkley's retirement: 'He never called me'
Charles Barkley’s retirement plans left his longtime partner shocked that he not only learned about it on TV like everybody else, but also that there was no acknowledgment of his longtime TNT co-hosts. “He never called me. He never told me,” Kenny Smith told The Post at the NBL Next Stars event Monday celebrating Australia’s National Basketball League. “He still hasn’t called me and told me, ‘Kenny, I’m retiring.’ ”
Source: New York Post
Source: New York Post
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Yaron Weitzman @YaronWeitzman
SNY is showing all the different celebs in the owner’s suite (I think that’s what they call it) for Mets-Yankees game tonights and it’s a hell of a mix: Daryl Strawberry, Gary Sheffield, Matt Harvey, Kenny Smith and… Bill O’Reilly! – 8:17 PM
SNY is showing all the different celebs in the owner’s suite (I think that’s what they call it) for Mets-Yankees game tonights and it’s a hell of a mix: Daryl Strawberry, Gary Sheffield, Matt Harvey, Kenny Smith and… Bill O’Reilly! – 8:17 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“I thought we were going to win it.”
Charles Barkley on 1st season in Phoenix when he won MVP, led Suns to 1993 #NBAFinals.
Lost to Michael Jordan and 3-peat Bulls.
“For the 1st time in my life, I said that guy is better than me.” From @NBATV ‘The 84 Draft’ documentary. #Suns pic.twitter.com/i8fM9Epdp3 – 5:24 PM
“I thought we were going to win it.”
Charles Barkley on 1st season in Phoenix when he won MVP, led Suns to 1993 #NBAFinals.
Lost to Michael Jordan and 3-peat Bulls.
“For the 1st time in my life, I said that guy is better than me.” From @NBATV ‘The 84 Draft’ documentary. #Suns pic.twitter.com/i8fM9Epdp3 – 5:24 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
A transformed Julius Randle can close Celtics gap after Knicks’ playoff success: Kenny Smith
nypost.com/2024/06/25/spo… – 7:30 AM
A transformed Julius Randle can close Celtics gap after Knicks’ playoff success: Kenny Smith
nypost.com/2024/06/25/spo… – 7:30 AM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Kenny Smith tells The Post that Charles Barkley still hasn’t called him about his retirement. He’s surprised Barkley didn’t acknowledge his TNT cohosts in the announcement:
“You’re going to retire and not thank us?”
nypost.com/2024/06/25/spo… – 7:00 AM
Kenny Smith tells The Post that Charles Barkley still hasn’t called him about his retirement. He’s surprised Barkley didn’t acknowledge his TNT cohosts in the announcement:
“You’re going to retire and not thank us?”
nypost.com/2024/06/25/spo… – 7:00 AM
Kane Pitman @KanePitman
Alex Sarr is in New York and ready for Wednesday night’s draft. Fantastic chat with Kenny Smith on his development in the @NBLNextStars program. pic.twitter.com/y73p0PKU78 – 8:56 PM
Alex Sarr is in New York and ready for Wednesday night’s draft. Fantastic chat with Kenny Smith on his development in the @NBLNextStars program. pic.twitter.com/y73p0PKU78 – 8:56 PM
Payal Doshi @PayalDoshiTV
“I love Edmonton but it’s no Toronto though,” – Sir Charles Barkley.
Now, he knows what’s up. Would you agree? – 7:37 PM
“I love Edmonton but it’s no Toronto though,” – Sir Charles Barkley.
Now, he knows what’s up. Would you agree? – 7:37 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Kenny Smith opens with a joke about Charles Barkley: “I’m not retired. ….How do you retire and not tell the people you work with?” pic.twitter.com/G8jvtgzHHl – 7:30 PM
Kenny Smith opens with a joke about Charles Barkley: “I’m not retired. ….How do you retire and not tell the people you work with?” pic.twitter.com/G8jvtgzHHl – 7:30 PM
More on this storyline
Asked what he thought of Barkley’s announcement a little over a week ago, Smith said from the Peak Event Space at EDGE in Hudson Yards, “I was just surprised he didn’t thank me, Ernie [Johnson] and Shaq [O’Neal]. You’re going to retire and not thank us?” Smith, the NBL Director of Player Initiatives, added that he thought about posting a message on Instagram reading, “New guitarist needed, serious inquiries only.” -via New York Post / June 26, 2024
Charles Barkley’s retirement plans left his longtime partner shocked that he not only learned about it on TV like everybody else, but also that there was no acknowledgment of his longtime TNT co-hosts. “He never called me. He never told me,” Kenny Smith told The Post at the NBL Next Stars event Monday celebrating Australia’s National Basketball League. “He still hasn’t called me and told me, ‘Kenny, I’m retiring.’ ” Asked what he thought of Barkley’s announcement a little over a week ago, Smith said from the Peak Event Space at EDGE in Hudson Yards, “I was just surprised he didn’t thank me, Ernie [Johnson] and Shaq [O’Neal]. You’re going to retire and not thank us?” -via New York Post / June 25, 2024
Marc J. Spears: “I’m Kenny Smith and I’m not retiring. How do you say you’re going to retire and not call the people you work with? We’ll see,” Kenny Smith said at an Australia NBL event in regard to Charles Barkley’s pending retirement announcement. pic.twitter.com/tWokNGI20r -via Twitter @MarcJSpears / June 24, 2024