Everyone's Laughing At Charles Barkley's Apology Sunday Night

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LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 7: Charles Barkley smiles before the game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers as part of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament on December 7, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Kirschbaum/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Charles Barkley opted to apologize to the city of Galveston after trashing the Texas beach town earlier in the NBA playoffs. 

The legendary NBA star turned Turner Sports analyst ripped the Pelicans for their effort in a blowout loss to the Thunder. He said they don't even deserve to go to Cancun.

"I'm disappointed in New Orleans," Shaquille O'Neal said. "Where they going, Chuck?"

 "Galveston," Barkley replied. "That dirty-(expletive) water. We're not even going to send them to Cancun. We're sending them to Galveston where that dirty-(expletive) water be washing up on the shore and people think they're at the beach."

Sunday night, Barkley chose to apologize. Beyonce's family is from the Galveston area.

"I don't want that smoke. I don't want the Beyhive and Jay after me," Barkley said on Sunday night before tipoff of this evening's playoff games.

NBA fans loved it.

"That reaction from Chuck was priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He don't it that smoke from Mama Tina 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥲🤣🤣🤣," one fan wrote.

"Not Tina getting him together! TBH Galveston is cute but the water is gross," one fan added.

"That was genuine fear in Charles eyes," one fan added.

Good for Barkley for being a good sport about it, at least.

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