Charles Barkley criticized the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday as they got swept in oklahoma city thunder in their playoff series.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddy and Jalen Williams each had at least 20 points and Oklahoma City won the game 106–85. The Thunder won their first playoff series since making it to nba finals In 2016.
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Charles Barkley on air before the Final Four semifinal game between the Purdue Boilermakers and North Carolina State Wolfpack at State Farm Stadium on April 6, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Michelle Layton/Getty Images)
As NBA fans joke, the Pelicans are going on vacation to Cancún, Mexico. But the Pelicans were headed for a far worse situation, Barkley stressed on TNT, because of how badly the team played in the series loss to Oklahoma City. The Basketball Hall of Famer said he was headed to Galveston, Texas.
“Where are they going, Chuck?” Shaquille O’Neal asked.
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Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Michael Wilbon before the game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 7, 2023. (Mike Kirschbaum/NBAE via Getty Images)
“Galveston,” Barkley replied, causing Shake to laugh out loud. “That dirty water. We wouldn’t even send them to Cancun. We’d send them to Galveston where that dirty water would be flowing on the shore. You guys think they’re on the beach.
“We’re not sending you to Cancun. You all leave. You all get down to Galveston. Come on, man. They didn’t even try, man. We’re not giving them no plane tickets to the beach. We’re sending them to Galveston , send them to Texas, where that dirty water washes up on the beach, they can’t even get in the water.”
Oklahoma City will face the winner of the series los angeles clippers And the Dallas Mavericks.
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Gordon Hayward of the Oklahoma City Thunder embraces Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during a playoff game against the Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on April 27, 2024 in New Orleans. (Len Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
Dallas leads the series against Los Angeles 2–1.
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