Great piece from the Daily Show. My favorite jokes were:- "If you follow the world of sports and/or homosexuality"- Jon going nerdy with three gay wizards: Ian McKellen, Dumbledore and Jason Collins- Video cut getting Obama to say: "[Speaking for Jason] I'm still 7 foot tall and can bang with Shaq."- Jon Stewart and Jason Jones longing for the ability to make Linsanity-like puns that ended with GESPY (Gay-ESPY). In general, I found this a good piece in that it is propelled by an intellectual point (of how a non-flashy coming out is still important and impressibe) with a little light humor around it.
When Charles Barkley talks, you listen. He's the reason Inside the NBA is must-watch television in spite of the fact that TNT executives did their best to ruin the show by bringing Shaq into the fold, and even when Chuck is off camera he's entertaining.
Case in point: the video below. It looks like it was shot at a charity softball game of some sort, and it features Barkley telling a story about Dirk Nowitzki as a teenager. All while Dirk sits behind him and watches with a shit-eating grin on his face.
First, I need to start playing in more celebrity softball games for charity. Second, it's always great to see Chuck talk glibly about something treated gravely in the sports world. In this case, it's NCAA violations; Barkley recalls dialing up Nike after seeing Dirk play as a teenager in hopes that he could offer something to Nowitzki to convince him to attend Auburn.
The more I prattle, the less time you have to watch Charles Barkley speak. So here's the video. Enjoy.
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