Two of the most notable on-air sports personalities in the business continue to trade insults, and there doesn’t appear to be any end in sight.
Skip Bayless has taken a jab at Charles Barkley after the former NBA star called the Fox Sports analyst an “idiot.”
The “Undisputed” host returned fire calling Barkley a “clown.”
“Still chuckling over a clown calling me an idiot,” Bayless tweeted.
The Bayless tweet was a result of Barkley’s comment during his coverage of The Match between the team of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
Barkley was talking about Shannon Sharpe leaving Bayless and the show.
“He’s the best tight end, it’s between him and Gronk as the best ever. And I don’t want to leave out Shannon Sharpe,” Barkley said. “I want one of those jobs where I can get a buyout for working with an idiot.”
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Barkley later joked, “What do you think Ernie? You think I can get a buyout for working with Shaq? I’m just saying, if they’re gonna give people buyouts if they’re working with a damn idiot, I want one too!”
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Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.