NBA legend Charles Barkley said he would never vote for NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith, and that Democrats would risk losing the vote forever if they ran him.
“Calm down, Stephen A. – and Stephen A. is one of my friends,” Berkley said in a recent episode of “SI Media with Jimmy Train.”
Smith has been openly flirting about political ideas, talking seriously about candidates and talking about divisive topics since the 2024 election cycle.
In November he told the “watch” host he would consider running for president if he felt there was a “legal shot” to win.
“I’m half joking, but I mean that,” Smith said. sportsnaut. “I mean, I don’t have the desire to be a Congress person or a senator, but if you come to me and say there’s a legal shot to win the presidency in the United States, I’ll definitely take that into consideration.”
What Barkley mentioned when he told ESPN’s hosts they needed to “knock off” was half that joke.
“I don’t even think about voting for other people.”
“Now, man. Stop it, come on,” continued Berkley. “It had to start as a joke, and he started taking it seriously. Come on, man. And that’s the best way to phrase it.”
Host Jimmy Train It’s attracting attention The idea of running for president as a joke was long theorized about President Trump when he first decided to run in the 2016 federal election.
“The funny thing is that everyone says it happened with Trump. He started it first as a joke because “apprentice” had been cancelled. Now you say Stephen A. But now, he appears to be saying on ABC Sunday morning, “You know I have to run.” ”
Barkley has made it clear that it will not consider voting for Democrats unless they run either Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) or Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D).
“I’m not even thinking about voting for someone other than either of these two,” Berkley said.
Interestingly, Berkley added that despite Trump not being able to run again, the Hall of Fame player said he would not vote for Trump because he “just not my tea.”
When Traina clearly asked whether Barkley would vote for Smith, Barkley replied, “No. Hard no.”
Smith I recently signed A five-year, $100 million contract extension with ESPN – a contract that will certainly be cut back on the 2028 presidential bid.
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