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Charles Barkley, a former NBA player, is widely recognized for his sense of humor and entertaining skills. The 61-year-old retired player currently co-hosts the show Inside the NBA on TNT. Despite his amiable and humorous personality, he has been known to display anger when provoked.

A recent controversial incident caused Barkley to become visibly upset. A viral video captured a Dallas Mavericks fan insulting Barkley as he was heading to Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The fan criticized him for not having a championship ring, calling him “Jordan’s son.”

“The guy with no championship rings. He sucked at basketball. Zero rings. He had zero rings. You’re Jordan’s son. Imagine not winning an NBA championship.” The Mavericks fan said.

Barkley was about to start a fight with a fan taunting him when security intervened and prevented the argument. However, Barkley had threatened the fan before heading towards the game.

“Now what if I punched him in the face? He would’ve felt bad if I would’ve punched him in the face.” Barkley said.

Barkley also Ridiculed for Lack of Championship Rings by Shaquille O’Neal

It’s important to note that not having a championship ring doesn’t diminish Barkley’s potential throughout his career. He was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1993 season. The recent incident demonstrated the inappropriate behavior of a fan who provoked Barkley, sparking a debate about the boundaries of taunting in sports.

The video has the potential to initiate a discussion among NBA analysts and catch the attention of officials regarding the consequences of such behavior for athletes. Nonetheless, Barkley has been ridiculed several times for not winning championship rings. Shaquille O’Neal, former NBA player and co-host of Inside the NBA show, has also mocked Barkley several times on the same topic.

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley co-hosted the “Inside the NBA” show for an extended period, during which they frequently teased each other. Recently, during an episode, Shaq and Charles hilariously made fun of the replicas of the AEW championship belts.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

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Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

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Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’