Skip Bayless asks Charles Barkley to take Shannon Sharpe’s place as his “dream debating partner” because he wants to “destroy” the TNT analyst
It’s been less than a month since Shannon Sharpe left his seat on Undisputed, but Skip Bayless already has his next co-host in mind.
Sharpe, a tight end from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was on the show for seven years and retired on June 13 for the last time.
And Bayless is apparently targeting another former sports star to take Sharpe’s place — but not for the reason you might think.
“Charles Barkley would be my dream debating partner on ‘Undisputed,'” Bayless said on his eponymous podcast.
“Please Charles, please come and please work with me, this ‘damn idiot’.” What a joy it would be to fight Charles Barkley every day on live television.”
Skip Bayless says he’d like to ‘smash’ Charles Barkley on his debate show ‘Undisputed’
Barkley called Bayless an “idiot” during TNT’s coverage of The Match last week.
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“I could partially retire,” Bayless continued. I could send it in. I could, dare I say it, actually live a life and forget preparing so terribly hard, night after night, for each day’s “Undisputed”.
Bayless’ self-deprecating claim that he was a “fucking idiot” was actually a subtle reference to Barkley’s comments about him last week.
“I want one of those jobs where I get severance pay if I work with an idiot,” he said of Sharpe’s departure from Undisputed during TNT’s coverage of The Match. “What do you mean Ernie? Do you think I can get severance pay for working with Shaq?’
As such, it’s unlikely that Bayless and Barkley will be working together any time soon.
“All I have to do is let Charles go first and listen to him make a fool of himself.” I was able to sit back and watch as he walked himself into an impossible trap. “I wouldn’t even have to try,” Bayless continued.
Former Undisputed commentator Shannon Sharpe could link up with FanDuel
“Please let me destroy you every day… let me make you barbecue chicken.”
Aside from Barkley’s apparent dislike of Bayless, he already has a busy schedule as a broadcaster.
Not only will he be part of TNT’s acclaimed basketball show “Inside the NBA,” but he’ll also be starting a CNN show with Gayle King in the fall.
As for Sharpe, it may not be long before he’s back on the air.
According to a report by Front Office Sports, he was in talks with sports betting giant FanDuel.
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