Luka Doncic recreated Charles Barkley’s iconic look, catching the attention of the Inside the NBA hosts. Chuck, ever the critic on the team, often flaunts his style by wearing a double-breasted jacket. Dallas Mavericks star Dončić sported the same look for the pregame against the San Antion Spurs, which seemed to bite back at the Philadelphia 76ers star.
Ernie Johnson was quick to recall Chuck’s draft day outfit, a burgundy double-breasted jacket with gold buttons. “That double-breasted look reminded me of another double-breasted look from draft night,” Johnson said. As they argued on whether it was a double-breasted jacket, O’Neal added that it was a “quadruple-breasted” jacket. One thing is for sure, the TNT Crew isn’t letting it go anytime soon.
What’s intriguing is the crew always has solid evidence to go with it. After all these years, Johnson still remembers the suit vividly. Chuck made quite the choice when it came to selecting the color. Apparently, burgundy was his favorite. He wore the same color for both his prom night and draft day.
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“When you’re poor, you get that one suit and that was it. Man, burgundy was my favorite color. I wanted to have a nice suit for the Draft, and we went out and got it,” Chuck said. But the Philadelphia 76ers star has never been the one to spare players’ fashion choices. Rusell Westbrook would know it well.
His famous all-pink outfit that he wore before Game 5 between the Mavericks and LA Clippers was heavily criticized by the former Phoenix Suns player. However, the TNT crew reminded Barkley of one of his own questionable outfits.
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The Inside the NBA crew got Charles Barkley apologizing for his outfit
Westbrook’s fashion is one of a kind. It’s not just supposed to make him look good, rather, it makes him stand apart from the rest. Whether it’s a linen and jeans outfit or the most expensive bathrobe as his pregame attire, Westbrook’s stylist is doing a great creative job.
However, Chuck isn’t fond of the stylist. He believes Westbrook could do better. The Philadelphia 76ers legend had a major issue with the 9x NBA All-Star wearing a pink tank top and floppy hat. Chuck criticized it, calling it, “That’s how you go to bed right there, damn.”
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He was soon humbled when his colleague showed him his picture wearing a similar pink outfit, the brightest one at that. He had nothing else to say but to make the confession. “That was a bad decision on my part,” he said.
Whether it’s an intriguing look like Westbrook’s, a simple style like Draymond Green’s, or even just pajamas like Rudy Gobert’s, you need a sharp fashion sense if you want to impress Chuck. As for Westbrook, he couldn’t care less.
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