It’s Charles Barkley, so is it really shocking when he says something anymore? The guy raced an aging NBA official, sealed it with a kiss, and he followed that up by pissing off the entire Bay Area. So the man of many words was being interviewed on NESN to talk about the Celtics additions of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett (which I admit I never thought would happen). Check out what he said about the new look Celtics:
You know the Celtics, their uniforms have gotten better. And they got a better looking team, because in the 80s, with McHale, Bird, and Parish, they had the ugliest team in NBA history. They had Bill Walton [he] was ugly too. I think their team is much better looking with Paul and Ray and Kevin. But their uniforms have gotten better and their team has gotten much better looking in the 2000s.
Not as if Charles Barkley is the foremost representative on looks and fashion, but I have to admit, that is pretty freaking funny. I swear, nothing is out of bounds when it comes to Sir Charles. I guess that’s what makes him great.
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charles is way off base about the unis
The Teams that Charles played on had some ugly ass uniforms as well so he don’t have much room to speak…
LOL! Charles is the best… that guy is freakin’ hilarious.
It ain’t libel if it’s true.
That made my night
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[...] 1980’s Celtics — Ugliest Team Ever (As if?!)Â [LARRYBROWNSPORTS]Â [...]
[...] 2. Charles Barkley calls the 80’s Celtics “the ugliest team in NBA history.” Meh. My vote goes to any team that had Popeye Jones on the roster. Man, he was something else. Literally. [Larry Brown Sports] [...]
He’s right. But he forgot to add the BEST team in NBA history.
They were ugly when the opposing team had to play them. Charles is butt ugly and today looks like a brown beach ball with legs.
Look forward to seeing him, Reg, Magic, etc in the fall on “the show”.
Ehemm…. Has he not watched the early 2000 version of the Kings? Come on, now that was ugly! Bibby, Christie, Peja, Turkoglu, Vlade? Go ahead, look at some photos, and they may not outright beat out the 80 Celtics, but you can’t deny they put up more than a scrappy fight for this title.
[...] Larry Brown Sports Charles Barkley called 80’s Celtics ugliest team in NBA history [...]
I think Tyrone Hill was uglier than Popeye Jones. Probably still is.
haha, can’t argue with this one…
[...] Barkley: Man, Those Celtics Were Ugly You can always count on Charles Barkley to say something outrageous. And say something outrageous he did, when interviewed on NESN about the new look Celtics. Thanks to Larry Brown Sports for the transcription: You know the Celtics, their uniforms have gotten better. And they got a better looking team, because in the 80s, with McHale, Bird, and Parish, they had the ugliest team in NBA history. They had Bill Walton [he] was ugly too. I think their team is much better looking with Paul and Ray and Kevin. But their uniforms have gotten better and their team has gotten much better looking in the 2000s. Barkley: Man, Those Celtics Were Ugly - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog __________________ Music City Miracle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd9rKIKS6Jk 2006 Vince Young Highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ujOiyzjpw [...]
Did Charles just watch American History X? Remember that scene where Ed Norton and the black inmate are talking basketball (Lakers, Vs. Celtics), folding laundry? Norton says the “Celtics, best team ever.” to which the black inmate replies, “They have to be the ugliest bunch of motherfuckers in the history of basketball.” My favorite part though, has to be “Ugly? What about James Worthy?”, “James had ladies.”
The Clippers are probably the ugliest in the league today. Sam Cassell, Chris Kaman…
They were pretty ugly, but as the Sports Guy has pointed out, the ‘87 Bucks take the title of ugliest team of all time. Moncrief and John Lucas (at the height of the “balding afro” and fu-manchu combo craze), Randy Brewer, Jack Sikma and his perm mullet, and last, but most definitely not least, the one and only Paul Mokeski, the least athletic looking professional athlete of all time.
Charles brings comedy…but did we win a ring. Jealousy rears its ugly head.
Charles apologize to the Celtics Team. You did not mention DJ. Show some respect for the death of a Super Sonic and Celtics player.
Charles is not a good looking man, and not the slimmest either. He must have just gotten tired of getting racked by that celtics team, because the 1978 Sonics team was by far uglier. Marvin Wester, Jack Sikma, DJ, John Johnson, Paul Silas, Fred Brown, Slick Watts. Can’t top that one.
Didn’t the Bucks have Anthony Mason and Sam Cassell on the same team? You can’t get any uglier then that!
“The Clippers are probably the ugliest in the league today. Sam Cassell, Chris Kaman…”
They have the ugliest team in history, Kaman is by far the ugliest player to ever play with his ratty thinning hair, and sam cassel might be the runner up of the ugliest player to ever play, the dude looks like an alien.
Here’s my ugliest starting five:
Patrick Ewing (Center)
Anthony Mason (Power Forward)
Latrell Sprewell (Small Forward)
Stephen Jackson (Shooting Guard)
Sam Cassell (Point Guard)
Popeye Jones
Gheorghe Muresan
Ugliest Team 1-12
SC - Patrick Ewing
SPF - Tyrone Hill
SSF - Popeye Jones
SSG - Jeff Hornacek
SPG - Sam Cassell
Bench
Jerry “Caveman” Stackhouse
Georghe Muresan
Bryant Reeves
Stephen Jackson
Manute Bol
Devon George
Chris Kaman
How could anyone forget Carl Herrera from the 95 Houston Rockets???? LOL!!! He and Sam “unborn fetus-face” Cassell are the two of the worst looking people on the planet, much less the NBA, LOL …..
Though Popeye Jones is ugly. The ugliest team title undoubtedly goes to the late 90s/early 2000s Sacramento Kings. Chris Webber (the most decent looking of the bunch), mike bibby, bobby jackson (i really think he looks like a ghoul), scott pollard, stojakovic, the list goes on and on.
How Greg Kite and Fred Roberts were left out as Barkley’s Exhibits F and G is a mystery to me. But no matter. Others that you adolescents can’t remember include Rob “The Piranha” Williams, Dave “Crater Face” Meyers and Keith Closs.
[...] The Round Mound was recently interviewed by NESN, and he was asked about the new-look Celtics. As usual, Barkley had an unusual and amusing take on the matter: You know the Celtics, their uniforms have gotten better. And they got a better looking team, because in the 80s, with McHale, Bird, and Parish, they had the ugliest team in NBA history. They had Bill Walton [he] was ugly too. I think their team is much better looking with Paul and Ray and Kevin. But their uniforms have gotten better and their team has gotten much better looking in the 2000s. [...]
wsup
[...] he’s genuine and doesn’t hold back, like when he called the 80s Celtics the “ugliest team in NBA history.” But sometimes Barkley’s mouth goes a little too far. While talking politics, Sir [...]
Some of yo stories are so fuckin halairious!!!!!DAMN
the ugliest team ever is the 2001-2002 celtics. walter mccarty, tony delk, tony battie, antoine walker, eric williams, kenny anderson, shall i go on.
ugliest is Ben Wallace and all the Pistons