If you were watching the NBA on TNT last night, you may have noticed Charles Barkley wearing a Baker Mayfield jersey. Chuck isn’t suddenly all Boomer Sooner, but he is annoyed with his co-worker and Georgia alum, Ernie Johnson.
EJ was apparently unbearable after Georgia topped Auburn in the SEC title game, so to get back at him, Chuck is doing the most Chuck thing ever: go Sooners!
Charles Barkley is apparently rooting for the #Sooners after Ernie Johnson's dig about Georgia beating Auburn:
"Come on, Baker Mayfield."— Jeff Patterson (@jeffpattOKC) December 8, 2017
But because these two have been working together for years now, EJ came prepared.
Chuck really came in with an Oklahoma jersey on… 😂 pic.twitter.com/UhTC3O1jox
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 29, 2017
"Whoever wants some of this!" 😂
@FootballUGA pic.twitter.com/IzSQxw7j0H
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 29, 2017
"Thank you" 😂 pic.twitter.com/dB4JfMU06n
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 29, 2017
EJ: #Savage Level 💯 pic.twitter.com/ej02M9ja9b
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 29, 2017
The two have placed a bet on the winner of the Rose Bowl, in which the loser has to pony up for a nice steak dinner. All because Charles Barkley wants to get back at Ernie Johnson for his gloating after the SEC title game.
This can and only would happen on Inside the NBA, but be honest, don’t we all have co-workers that do this, especially in the South?
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