Charles Barkley has apologized to Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, for comments she made about Galveston, Texas, on Saturday night’s episode of Inside the NBA. On the show, he joked that the New Orleans Pelicans were so bad they didn’t deserve to go to Cancun this offseason and should instead go to Galveston. Knowles, who is from the city, took issue with the comments in an Instagram post the next day. In doing so, she revealed that JAY-Z sent her the clip.
Buckley apologized for her comments on Sunday’s show. “Mrs. Knowles, I don’t want to smoke,” he began. “I don’t want Hive and Jay to come after Chuck, I’m sorry. I don’t want Hive and Jay to come after me.”
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SANTA MONICA, CA – JUNE 25: (LR) Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson Jr., Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley at the Bacca Machine on June 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California Library spoke at the 2018 NBA Awards. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner Sports)
As for his initial comments about Galveston, Buckley described the beach as having “filthy water.” “The water was so dirty,” he said of the city. “We won’t even send them to Cancun. We’ll send them to Galveston, where the dirty water will wash up on the shore. You think they’re at the beach. We’re not sending you to Cancun, they We wouldn’t give them a ticket to the beach without even trying.
Charles Barkley responds to Tina Knowles
Watch the back-and-forth between Barkley and Knowles above. Stay tuned on HotNewHipHop for further updates on Charles Barkley and the NBA Playoffs.
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