Barkley promises to deliver on bet by kissing up to Smith
November 20, 2002
Pucker up, Charles.
Charles Barkley said Wednesday that he would honor his ill-advised bet with TNT co-analyst Kenny Smith by smooching his colleague's rear-end on Barkley's talk show.
Barkley's bet came last Thursday night as he and Smith debated the weaker-than-expected game of Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' 7-foot-6 rookie center from China.
Barkley said he'd kiss the above-mentioned part of Smith's anatomy if Yao scored 19 points in a game. At the time, the bet seemed a safe one for Barkley: Yao averaged just 3.3 points in his first six games before he scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a loss to Phoenix last Friday night.
Just two nights later, Yao scored 20 points -- making all nine of his field-goal attempts -- in a 93-89 victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles. Although the Lakers didn't have Shaquille O'Neal, the performance was enough to make Barkley eat his words.
``I am going to pay up (Thursday) night, Barkley said Wednesday on CNN's ``TalkBack Live'' program. ``If you make a bet, you pay up. I just told Kenny to take a shower before the show. I made the bet and I'm going to stick by my word. Ugh.''
Smith's replied by saying, ``Sometimes even when you win, you lose.''
Barkley said payment will be delivered during his talk show, ``Listen Up!'' which airs at 7 p.m. EST on Thursday night, before TNT's doubleheader.
November 20, 2002
Pucker up, Charles.
Charles Barkley said Wednesday that he would honor his ill-advised bet with TNT co-analyst Kenny Smith by smooching his colleague's rear-end on Barkley's talk show.
Barkley's bet came last Thursday night as he and Smith debated the weaker-than-expected game of Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' 7-foot-6 rookie center from China.
Barkley said he'd kiss the above-mentioned part of Smith's anatomy if Yao scored 19 points in a game. At the time, the bet seemed a safe one for Barkley: Yao averaged just 3.3 points in his first six games before he scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a loss to Phoenix last Friday night.
Just two nights later, Yao scored 20 points -- making all nine of his field-goal attempts -- in a 93-89 victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles. Although the Lakers didn't have Shaquille O'Neal, the performance was enough to make Barkley eat his words.
``I am going to pay up (Thursday) night, Barkley said Wednesday on CNN's ``TalkBack Live'' program. ``If you make a bet, you pay up. I just told Kenny to take a shower before the show. I made the bet and I'm going to stick by my word. Ugh.''
Smith's replied by saying, ``Sometimes even when you win, you lose.''
Barkley said payment will be delivered during his talk show, ``Listen Up!'' which airs at 7 p.m. EST on Thursday night, before TNT's doubleheader.
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