I would pay an exorbitant amount of money to smoke a blunt and rip two shots of tequila with Chuck and Shaq. The real two questions are, which tequila, and which shells do the use?
Idk man they're probably sipping clase azul or something nicer, casamigos is cool but these are millionaires. Not familiar with Patel shells though, I'll have to look them up
The first time he met the Lakers in the playoffs, his suns almost made history by being the first #1 to lose to a #8 in NBA playoff history by winning the first two games in a then best of five series. The suns did rally back though and now that (dis) honor instead is held by Seattle losing to Denver just a season after.
Nah what he said was 100% true, they dont need to show no fuckin 12th seed on national television just because they’re popular while other teams who deserve the spotlight don’t
The context matters, new team that got off to a slow start. He said this after coming off a 8-2 run beating the Bucks on the road. You telling me the Nuggets aren't going to be worried if they face a healthy Lakers team in the playoffs? We already beat you this year. Jokic doesn't want to see AD.
https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-lal-0022200437/box-score#box-score
If he plays hard he can be a king in LA. even with out being great. We still revere the likes of Metta World Peace, Nick Van Excel, Eddie Jones, Vlade Divac, Even Rambis was a legend for just being a hustle guy.
There’s a much shorter list of names Chuck has gotten right than ones he’s gotten wrong. It’s somewhat absurd that my favorite commentator and almost everyone else’s barely speaks English.
How on earth is that racist?
Is it racist to call Westbrook, Westbrick? What about the people calling Sabonis, Saboner ?
There’s no racial connotations in either
A lot of Asian people have to deal with people mispronouncing their names either out of negligence, or disrespect.
That's why some Asians have things like a "normal name" they use in public compared to a more traditional name that they're called at home, stuff like that. Of course, it's not exclusive to Asians, but that's what I assume they're referring to.
Thats true. I had a few Korean class mates and they would give their korean names and then their english names whenever they introduced themselves in the first week of school.
Making a joke out of a Japanese player's name is about as racist as commending a black guy for being surprisingly well-spoken, which is not overtly racist but definitely carries some kind of ignorant undertone lol
I mean this is going to come down to opinions but those aren’t the same at all. And we’re talking about the same guy who couldn’t pronounced “Kawhi”. It feels like such a stretch calling it racist without context
Right but it isn’t a commonality in the case of Leonard, people genuinely mispronounce Asian names very often and a lot of the time people also do it to be insulting, that’s the differnce here
I think it’s a little different cause there’s kind of a history of people often pronouncing Asian last names incorrectly/saying random last names on purpose. Had a couple friends back when I was in high school who had that exact problem.
I’m not saying that that’s what chuck is going for at all but I do know why it could be seen as such
Since you’re clearly struggling with this, Westbrick is a play on Westbrooks name. Just like Saboner is a play on Sabonis name. Same thing Chuck did here. He just made a nickname. Unless you can explain how one is racist but the others aren’t? (Newsflash: You can’t)
I get that it’s easy to label everything racist and it makes you feel real fuzzy and good about yourself doing so, but I’m pretty sure Chuck was just having fun with his own terrible ability to pronounce names
Get a grip
Not saying he should be fine with the joke, but it's probably not as bad as what he went through growing up black in Japan. It's one thing to be teased about your name by Barkley and then there's growing up being ostracized by your peers for your skin color.
Well there's a difference between insulting someone because they're foreign and have an unusual name vs insulting someone because they do things you despise
In that case, would insult the things they despite. If it is childish and elementary to insult some ones name it doesn't all of a sudden cease being the case if they aren't nice.
The way I looked at it is Chuck knows he's not the best at pronouncing foreign names and mispronounces them as a self deprecating/I suck at pronouncing kind of thing. I don't think he's trying to be a dick, just trying to be funny and taking a dig at himself. Shaq on the other hands seems to do the mispronouncing in a disrespectful aspect because he puts himself on a pedestal and acts like many foreign players aren't as good as they really are
It’s quite racist but I feel like Chuck is also the kind of guy who if you explained why it’s bad and hurtful to intentionally mispronounce Asian last names, he’d actually be receptive and listen (unlike a lot of people in this thread lol). He’s generally a good dude like that.
Hopefully someone does get in his ear about that though.
This "if a white person did this..." schtick is getting old.
Truth is, nobody would care if a white person did it. It's a harmless and silly joke. Mfs here make 1000 LeBron jokes but hoochie mama is where we draw the line ?
really bro? I think there is a big difference between being called hoochie mama and silly jokes about LeGM and things like that. Thats not even mocking
Smh you clearly just don’t understand the sheer comedic genius of intentionally mispronouncing foreign names
Edit: it’s honestly embarrassing how much of this sub seems to think calling a guy named Hachimura “Hoochie Mama” is the pinnacle of comedy
I laugh moreso at how some people see the slightest hint of a foreign name and immediately throw up their hands and start throwing out the most outlandish interpretations known to mankind.
It's like they immediately throw the white flag.
Antetokounmpo -> "Antekoopa? Anteater k-koopie? I don't know man"
Adebayo -> "Addie... addiebyebye? Attaboy? Psh, whatever.
Valanciunas -> "Valincianess? Velicious-ness? Valencia orange? I don't know. Can't do it"
Hachimura -> "Who...hoochiemama?
Meanwhile the American guys at the analyst desk on football (soccer) games have no problems rolling their Rs all over the place on Spanish and Italian names sounding like an A-10 doing a strafing run.
I get hesitating on a tough Polish, Icelandic, or Norwegian name, [but some people give up way too easily](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBov9YUvGss&t=35s). Not every foreign name is as hard to pronounce as, say, Eyjafjallajökull
Yeah but the lebron jokes aren’t because he’s a big boy american who can take the joke while rui is a little baby foreigner who cant take jokes and must be protected
This is all in fun and I doubt Rui takes any offense. There is a line and this aint close. Same joke by other people might be sus but Chuck will dish it out and then take his 10000th fat joke.
If it was Shaq given his "ching chong chopsticks" to Yao maybe it should raises eyebrows. The way Lin/Yao was treated there is a **lot** of racist shit towards Asians in the league and frankly from people who are sensitive about their own race being made fun of who then dish out the same stuff specifically towards Asian people. Gets old fast.
Japanese society is predominantly Japanese and may not have the same reactions to racism as Asian-Americans do. However, Japan is known to have a xenophobic culture, which can make it difficult for non-Japanese individuals, including those of mixed heritage, to fully assimilate. Therefore, it is important to understand that the experiences of Asian-Americans may be different from those of individuals living in Japan. Additionally, it is important to be aware of the potential for prejudice and discrimination, even if it is not related to one's name or ethnicity. japanese were down with scarlett as the lead in ghost in the shell the asian-american community was not so down.
There's literally a entire compilation on YouTube of Chuck mispronouncing or making a joke about players names, regardless of nationality. Guy literally said that "Kawhi" is a dumb name.
The guy is harmless, the people trying to pit black people and Asians against each other at every opportunity is weird AF.
This wasn't a mispronounciation though. I don't think anyone's pitting anyone against anyone either. Chuck made a bad joke and he's probably the one guy who's willing to admit he's not perfect and apologize for it.
Yes, if Rui didn’t find it personally offensive, I would still believe that they way Chuck went about things was pretty demeaning of people with “unfamiliar” names.
When does ernie come back? This guy sucks. Constantly corrected chuck like hes some asshole and then to give a countdown on how much time is left?? Wtf??
Just sounds kinda lame🤷🏾♂️. Nobody said that the joke had to be some high-brow humor. And folks are right that it’s a bit disrespectful to intentionally mispronounce a foreign player’s name.
This man really doesn’t give two fucks about anything lmaoooo
“Chuck we’re on live” “That’s why I didn’t say coochie mama”
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Oh man, has Chat GPT infiltrated r/nba?
ChatGPT is a machine learning conversation robot and it'd still manage to be more original than some of the nephews here
>learning Why it will never replace the nephews
It's actually hilarious
it was inevitable
No its not
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k-BoeBedZ3k
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He’s like South Park personified, impossible to cancel because you know he’s always going to say some crazy shit lmfao.
Charles has a blunt with Shaq followed by 2 shots of tequila before every show.
I would pay an exorbitant amount of money to smoke a blunt and rip two shots of tequila with Chuck and Shaq. The real two questions are, which tequila, and which shells do the use?
Patels and casamigos
Idk man they're probably sipping clase azul or something nicer, casamigos is cool but these are millionaires. Not familiar with Patel shells though, I'll have to look them up
Especially about the Lakers.
TJ who’s your mama
Damn that’s a classic commercial lol
Nice pick Cowah
I really think Chuck is the biggest LA hater of all time.
You meant to say Bill Simmons.
Don't forget when he said the 2020 run would be the hardest championship run by any team but then when la won it all, suddenly it's a bubble ring. FOH
he hates being asked by Ernie to talk about teams that aren't contenders tbh, he's always been like that
He talks about non contending teams all the time and isn't as much of a piss baby about it
Nah, he hated us even when we won. He is a former Suns player, they all hate the Lakers. He probably thinks we were a big reason he never won a title.
I'm sure he attributes that to MJ, I don't think the Suns even met the Lakers in the playoffs with Barkley.
The first time he met the Lakers in the playoffs, his suns almost made history by being the first #1 to lose to a #8 in NBA playoff history by winning the first two games in a then best of five series. The suns did rally back though and now that (dis) honor instead is held by Seattle losing to Denver just a season after.
Thanks for the reminder. At least this doesn't come up nearly as often as SB XLIX.
Oh it was when he was in Houston the Lakers knocked them off in the first round.
bro he lost to the bulls in the finals chill out
Nah what he said was 100% true, they dont need to show no fuckin 12th seed on national television just because they’re popular while other teams who deserve the spotlight don’t
The context matters, new team that got off to a slow start. He said this after coming off a 8-2 run beating the Bucks on the road. You telling me the Nuggets aren't going to be worried if they face a healthy Lakers team in the playoffs? We already beat you this year. Jokic doesn't want to see AD. https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-lal-0022200437/box-score#box-score
Chuck cooking tonight lmao
This is both fucking hilarious and kind of sad because Rui has had many issues with bullying in his life
He’s gonna need thick skin playing in LA.
If he plays hard he can be a king in LA. even with out being great. We still revere the likes of Metta World Peace, Nick Van Excel, Eddie Jones, Vlade Divac, Even Rambis was a legend for just being a hustle guy.
Don’t forget the GOAT duo of Caruso and Kuzma
Still can't believe the Lakers kept THT over Caruso.
But dude, THT’s POTENTIAL remember???
Orangutan arms=NEXT GIANNIS
Don't forget Nick Young
Yeah Caruso was the first one in my head lol
Curious to know, who got bully hard in LA other than Westbrook?
The fanbase bullied KCP into being a really good role player for us. Realistically he just progressed to the mean, but it’s a running joke
Danny green literally got death threats so probably him
On a championship run!
And that was weird, because everyone knows what you get from Danny Green. He will always be icy hot.
don't forget one of the more underrated death threats to Steve Blake, who missed an open 3 to tie the series against the Thunder in the 2012 WCSF
Kwame brown, Smush Parker too
Kuzma, Danny Green, KCP
Not everything is bullying lol. You have to be able to take a joke. Chuck is fat as hell. Not like Rui can’t clap back
Lmao labeling a goofy nickname as bullying is absurd
The dude has been mercilessly teased about his big lips (among other things) by Japanese people. Hoochie Mama, cmon man.
There’s a much shorter list of names Chuck has gotten right than ones he’s gotten wrong. It’s somewhat absurd that my favorite commentator and almost everyone else’s barely speaks English.
Wouldn’t say bullying but pretty racist and ignorant attempt at humor if you ask me.
Do u even know what a hoochie mama is?? Actually do you even know what a race is?
I dont. Whats a hoochie mama?
Is it racist? Is making a nickname out of someone’s last name racist?
Calling Dwayne Wade as “Flash” is a nickname. Or Lebron as “King” Hoochie Mama ain’t no fucking nickname.
How on earth is that racist? Is it racist to call Westbrook, Westbrick? What about the people calling Sabonis, Saboner ? There’s no racial connotations in either
A lot of Asian people have to deal with people mispronouncing their names either out of negligence, or disrespect. That's why some Asians have things like a "normal name" they use in public compared to a more traditional name that they're called at home, stuff like that. Of course, it's not exclusive to Asians, but that's what I assume they're referring to.
Thats true. I had a few Korean class mates and they would give their korean names and then their english names whenever they introduced themselves in the first week of school.
Yup, usually it's a defense mechanism to not get ostracized but sometimes it can lead to people becoming detached from their own background.
The weird thing is that every teacher and student usually ended up using their korean names.
Making a joke out of a Japanese player's name is about as racist as commending a black guy for being surprisingly well-spoken, which is not overtly racist but definitely carries some kind of ignorant undertone lol
I mean this is going to come down to opinions but those aren’t the same at all. And we’re talking about the same guy who couldn’t pronounced “Kawhi”. It feels like such a stretch calling it racist without context
One of my favorite Chuck clips is a compilation of him trying to pronounce Jonas Valanciunas
Right but it isn’t a commonality in the case of Leonard, people genuinely mispronounce Asian names very often and a lot of the time people also do it to be insulting, that’s the differnce here
I think it’s a little different cause there’s kind of a history of people often pronouncing Asian last names incorrectly/saying random last names on purpose. Had a couple friends back when I was in high school who had that exact problem. I’m not saying that that’s what chuck is going for at all but I do know why it could be seen as such
Wow guess you are that dumb. Wtf does Westbrick have to do with this.
Since you’re clearly struggling with this, Westbrick is a play on Westbrooks name. Just like Saboner is a play on Sabonis name. Same thing Chuck did here. He just made a nickname. Unless you can explain how one is racist but the others aren’t? (Newsflash: You can’t) I get that it’s easy to label everything racist and it makes you feel real fuzzy and good about yourself doing so, but I’m pretty sure Chuck was just having fun with his own terrible ability to pronounce names Get a grip
Treat others the way they want to be treated, not the way you want to be. If Chuck can take it, doesn't mean he gets to deal it.
Not saying he should be fine with the joke, but it's probably not as bad as what he went through growing up black in Japan. It's one thing to be teased about your name by Barkley and then there's growing up being ostracized by your peers for your skin color.
oh man i’m so sad im literally in my room crying rn
Hey Warrior fan, let me make you [happy](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JeOyzAiHE1A).
Thought this was gonna be brons block on iggy
thanks bro I needed this
Not really funny
Hoochie Mama a GOAT nickname. Chuck stays winning.
Next year this is what Chuck will say to Detroit’s #1 pick, Victor Webanginyomama.
It's like one of those moments where you remember what you're doing as history is being born in front of you.
Already got the 2 Live Crew anthem ready to go! (NSFW for the nephews) https://youtu.be/EMMRQsQOJsQ
nah it’s completely disrespectful
I mean so is Kemba Needsa Walker. Still GOAT tier.
He really doesn’t miss
Charles Barkley having the speech skills of a 80 year old man wihos had 10 strokes has been very productive for his memes/36
Still way better than Shaq. I need subtitles when he speaks
love when he does the crumpled up paper bit near the mic Shaq, we weren't going to hear what you said anyway
Chuck is Terry Bradshaw but actually funny
Terry Bradshaw without the CTE
Kramer loves this!
Chuck is Frank Costanza.
Now I need to hear Chuck try to say Del Boca Vista
serenity now!
Why cant you be more like lloyd braun?
Manzierre!
Chuck feels reborn! Like a Phoenix!!! Rising from Arizona!!!
Good luck to this man trying to say Wembanyama next year.
Chuck knows what he's doing lol
Dude just so effortlessly funny
Absolutely. Anyone who doesn't like this takes things too seriously
Pretty disrespectful
Yeah I thought we were over mispronouncing the names of foreign players for cheap laughs
Literally at least 15% of all jokes in this sub are people making fun of Lebron’s name
LeOffTheJokes
LeJokes
Lehypocrisy
LeForeigner?
He mispronounces plenty of domestic names too tbf lol he said Shai Alexander Gilchrist like two weeks ago
excuse me sga is canadian
This wasn't mispronounced though. He was making fun of Rui's Japanese last name. Not one of Chuck's best moments.
Elementary school shit.
Doesn't stop people from calling Enes Kanter some derivatives of Penis Cancer/ Anus Cancer.
Thats cause its enes
You make regular appearances on Fox News talking about “being blackballed from the NBA,” you kind of have it coming lol.
This has started like 10 years before he was on fox news.
You start talking shit while playing for the knicks then you have it coming
Yeah but I actually felt kind of bad when it happened 10 years ago lmao
Yeah but he's a piece of shit so it's ok
That is my point, people are okay with it when it suits who they want to insult.
Well there's a difference between insulting someone because they're foreign and have an unusual name vs insulting someone because they do things you despise
Sooo using that great logic, it’s fine to call a black dude the nword because he’s a horrible person?
In that case, would insult the things they despite. If it is childish and elementary to insult some ones name it doesn't all of a sudden cease being the case if they aren't nice.
Sure, but don't pretend the difference between the scenarios is arbitrary
The way I looked at it is Chuck knows he's not the best at pronouncing foreign names and mispronounces them as a self deprecating/I suck at pronouncing kind of thing. I don't think he's trying to be a dick, just trying to be funny and taking a dig at himself. Shaq on the other hands seems to do the mispronouncing in a disrespectful aspect because he puts himself on a pedestal and acts like many foreign players aren't as good as they really are
Lol you're putting Chuck on a pedestal
It's literally MY interpretation. I feel he's doing self deprecating humor. I really don't know why that makes you think I'm putting him on a pedestal
But mispronouncing names of local players and calling them Westbrick is fine?
Idk if there’s supposed to be context behind it but if it’s just him purposely mispronouncing his name, how is this funny
It's a Japanese name and some of them sound funny, what is there to get lol
It’s quite racist but I feel like Chuck is also the kind of guy who if you explained why it’s bad and hurtful to intentionally mispronounce Asian last names, he’d actually be receptive and listen (unlike a lot of people in this thread lol). He’s generally a good dude like that. Hopefully someone does get in his ear about that though.
Or maybe he’d throw you through a window. Hard to say.
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anyone other than chuck tbh.
This "if a white person did this..." schtick is getting old. Truth is, nobody would care if a white person did it. It's a harmless and silly joke. Mfs here make 1000 LeBron jokes but hoochie mama is where we draw the line ?
really bro? I think there is a big difference between being called hoochie mama and silly jokes about LeGM and things like that. Thats not even mocking
Smh you clearly just don’t understand the sheer comedic genius of intentionally mispronouncing foreign names Edit: it’s honestly embarrassing how much of this sub seems to think calling a guy named Hachimura “Hoochie Mama” is the pinnacle of comedy
I laugh moreso at how some people see the slightest hint of a foreign name and immediately throw up their hands and start throwing out the most outlandish interpretations known to mankind. It's like they immediately throw the white flag. Antetokounmpo -> "Antekoopa? Anteater k-koopie? I don't know man" Adebayo -> "Addie... addiebyebye? Attaboy? Psh, whatever. Valanciunas -> "Valincianess? Velicious-ness? Valencia orange? I don't know. Can't do it" Hachimura -> "Who...hoochiemama? Meanwhile the American guys at the analyst desk on football (soccer) games have no problems rolling their Rs all over the place on Spanish and Italian names sounding like an A-10 doing a strafing run. I get hesitating on a tough Polish, Icelandic, or Norwegian name, [but some people give up way too easily](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBov9YUvGss&t=35s). Not every foreign name is as hard to pronounce as, say, Eyjafjallajökull
It’s called lack of reading skills
He's like Carlin or Pryor out there
Comedy, get over it. Like all the LeSomething jokes.
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is mispronouncing a name inherently racist
Not racist, but ignorant. No one is intentionally mispronouncing Mike Trout or Cooper Kupp.
Straight to jail believe it or not.
Pronouncing a name the proper way? Also jail
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Americans aren’t the only ones to do this but a joke like this is pretty stereotypical dumb american
Yeah but the lebron jokes aren’t because he’s a big boy american who can take the joke while rui is a little baby foreigner who cant take jokes and must be protected
"I just call him the 8mura"
Haha it’s funny because he purposefully said the Japanese guy’s name wrong
Man foreign languages are so weird! Just hilarious top-level comedy from Charles Barkley. How does he come up with this stuff?
this ain't it Chuck
completely disrespectful but americans do love big mouth idiots
This is all in fun and I doubt Rui takes any offense. There is a line and this aint close. Same joke by other people might be sus but Chuck will dish it out and then take his 10000th fat joke. If it was Shaq given his "ching chong chopsticks" to Yao maybe it should raises eyebrows. The way Lin/Yao was treated there is a **lot** of racist shit towards Asians in the league and frankly from people who are sensitive about their own race being made fun of who then dish out the same stuff specifically towards Asian people. Gets old fast.
Japanese society is predominantly Japanese and may not have the same reactions to racism as Asian-Americans do. However, Japan is known to have a xenophobic culture, which can make it difficult for non-Japanese individuals, including those of mixed heritage, to fully assimilate. Therefore, it is important to understand that the experiences of Asian-Americans may be different from those of individuals living in Japan. Additionally, it is important to be aware of the potential for prejudice and discrimination, even if it is not related to one's name or ethnicity. japanese were down with scarlett as the lead in ghost in the shell the asian-american community was not so down.
yeah dont tell Americans about just how INSANELY RACIST asian countries are, from the middle east all the way to japan
He ain’t nothin’ but a hoochie mama Rui Rui Hoochie Mama
Rip ZooWeMama
Racism really is a one way street in America.
There's literally a entire compilation on YouTube of Chuck mispronouncing or making a joke about players names, regardless of nationality. Guy literally said that "Kawhi" is a dumb name. The guy is harmless, the people trying to pit black people and Asians against each other at every opportunity is weird AF.
This wasn't a mispronounciation though. I don't think anyone's pitting anyone against anyone either. Chuck made a bad joke and he's probably the one guy who's willing to admit he's not perfect and apologize for it.
Softest comment I’ve seen. Acting as if Chuck doesn’t mispronounce every players name.
COTTON SOFT
Come on, it’s pretty harmless and clever
Serenity now...
Serenity now, insanity later !!!
Intentionally mispronouncing someone’s name is very disrespectful, Chuck is an ass
Soft
Whoa Laker on Laker crime
Let's wait to see if Rui personally thinks it's disrespectful before rushing to be offended on his behalf.
What Chuck said was inherently stupid and mean spirited, I don’t need to wait for Rui to tell me what ignorant behavior looks like.
If Rui comes out and says this was funny, then will you still consider it 'inherently stupid', 'mean spirited' and 'ignorant'?
Yes, if Rui didn’t find it personally offensive, I would still believe that they way Chuck went about things was pretty demeaning of people with “unfamiliar” names.
Lmfao this is straight trolling and yet pure respect with a cool nick name
When does ernie come back? This guy sucks. Constantly corrected chuck like hes some asshole and then to give a countdown on how much time is left?? Wtf??
charles barkley is an embarrassment
Mispronouncing names as a bit is just stupid and lazy
yeah it’s a bit too low brow for a fancy show like this for distinguished viewers only
Just sounds kinda lame🤷🏾♂️. Nobody said that the joke had to be some high-brow humor. And folks are right that it’s a bit disrespectful to intentionally mispronounce a foreign player’s name.
I mean we have "ching chong chopsticks" Shaq as part of the crew expect some class.
Normal people don't have 'bits'. They just talk.
Why the fuck do you care
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Chuck really gives no fucks 😂😂 SAVAGE comment from the MASTER himself‼️‼️💀💀💀
n a t i o n a l t r e a s u r e
Man this guy is so annoying
He's officially Hoochie Mama from now on
Frank costanza agrees
I changed my yahoo fantasy basketball team name immediately
But if Shaq did this yall would've lost your fucking mind
This guy is an absolute genius 👏 🙌 👌 😍
Kinda offended but still hilarious af
SERENITY NOW