Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, fired back at Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal after the former NBA stars called a Texas beach “dirty” on TNT over the weekend.
Barkley made mocking comments about the city of Galveston while commenting on the New Orleans Pelicans’ 106-85 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Saturday’s playoff game.
Instead of “going to Cancun,” a common phrase used when teams are about to be eliminated in the playoffs, Barkley said they should be punished by “going to Galveston.”
“We’re not even going to send them to Cancun, we went to send them to Galveston with this dirty water washed up on the shore,” Barkley said with a laugh.
Knowles criticized the NBA Hall of Famer in an Instagram post, writing, “Chuck, we don’t play in Galveston, Texas! You better watch it, asshole! »
Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, fired back at Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal after the former NBA stars called a Texas beach “dirty” on TNT over the weekend.
Instead of “going to Cancun,” a common phrase used when teams are about to be eliminated in the playoffs, Barkley said they should be punished by “going to Galveston.”
Shaq couldn’t hold back his laughter as Barkley made his remarks about the coastal city, a popular tourist destination located southeast of Houston.
“Our water may not be blue, but it’s still the beach and we love it! Actually, what you probably don’t know is that it’s an island!!’ she wrote in the post.
The 70-year-old defended her hometown by saying she always wears a BOI necklace, meaning “born on the island”.
She continued: “Jay sent this to me and Angie B yesterday! He asked us if we were going to let him talk about our city like that,” ending his message with: “Everything is fine @charleswbarkley, we had a good laugh.”
Barkley was quick to respond, sharing his apology video on Instagram where he said: “Ms. Knowles, I don’t want that smoke…Ms. Knowles, I apologize.” I don’t want BeyHive and Jay coming after me.
Barkley and Shaq sparked fury after taking photos on Galveston beaches while commenting on the Pelicans’ performance on Saturday.
“We don’t give them a plane ticket to the beach. We’re sending their butts to Galveston, Texas, where that dirty water washed up on the beach. They can’t even get in the water,” Barkley said.
Shaq couldn’t contain his laughter as Barkley made his remarks about the coastal city, a popular tourist destination located southeast of Houston.
Other residents of the Lone Star State fired back at the former NBA stars, saying, “Don’t hate MY ISLAND.”
“Galveston’s beaches are a lot like its people: a little rough around the edges. Believe me, Mr. Barkley, we prefer it! You can stay home, we’re quite busy!!’ one person wrote.
“Charles Barkley, here I thought we were cool, and then you throw shade like we were strangers. What’s with that? reads another article.
Knowles criticized the NBA Hall of Famer in an Instagram post, writing, “Chuck, we don’t play in Galveston, Texas! You better watch it, asshole! »
Barkley and Shaq sparked fury after taking photos on Galveston beaches (pictured) while commenting on the Pelicans’ performance on Saturday
Even Galveston City Council member David Collins responded, as he told Houston Public Media: “Mr. Barkley used the phrase ‘dirty water washed up on the beach.’
“If anyone understands being stranded, it would be Mr. Barkley,” he said.
Barkley appeared on TNT’s NBA Tip-off Monday to apologize, although he doubled down on his opinion on Galveston beaches.
“I had some great times at the local hangouts when we played there…You just can’t go to the beach,” Barkley said.
“Everyone has been great to me in Galveston. But your beach was dirty as hell! he said.
Saturday’s win gave Oklahoma City a 3-0 lead over New Orleans, and on Monday night they closed out the series by heading to the Western Conference semifinals.