Charles Barkley shuts down hecklers with vulgar threat

NBA fans hit a nerve with their trash talk of Charles Barkley, prompting the Hall of Famer to hit back in seriously vulgar fashion.

Charles Barkley hit back at heckling fans.

Charles Barkley’s trash talk reached a vulgar new level, when the “Inside the NBA” crew filmed a live show outside the Chase Center prior to Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks.

The basketball Hall of Famer, who picked the Mavericks to win the series, was being heckled by Warriors fans throughout the day in San Francisco and appeared to hit a breaking point when some folks brought up championships — something Barkley never attained in his decorated NBA career, the New York Post reports.

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“If you don’t leave me alone, I’m going to come to your house and f*** your mumma,” Barkley said to a sea of fans decked out in blue and gold.

Other clips that have surfaced online feature Barkley going at it with fans after they initiated a “Chuck you suck” chant during the live broadcast, which took place after the Warriors’ 112-87 win over the Mavericks.

“Hey, you’re right. And y’all suck too!” Barkley said, laughing, after briefly pausing his explanation on why Dallas shouldn’t “overreact” following the loss.

Charles Barkley (right) hit back at the hecklers. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP

Meanwhile, Shaquille O’Neal threw his arm up in the air to encourage fans to keep chanting at Barkley.

Barkley had Warriors fans riled up even before Golden State took Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals series. Early on, he went back and forth with Warriors big man Draymond Green – who is also part of the TNT broadcast crew – about San Francisco.

“I don’t dislike the area, I hate the area,” Barkley said, to which Green replied, “The area hates you,” which elicited laughter from O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, and Kenny Smith.

The Warriors will host the Mavericks for Game 2 of the finals series on Saturday.

This story first appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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