{"id":323554,"date":"2026-06-05T04:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/323554\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T04:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:12:08","slug":"you-cant-teach-class-san-antonio-mayor-claps-back-at-charles-barkley-over-his-criticism-of-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/323554\/","title":{"rendered":"“You can’t teach class” – San Antonio mayor claps back at Charles Barkley over his criticism of the city"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks<\/a> stormed back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to hijack Game 1 at Frost Bank Center, leaving San Antonio Spurs<\/a> fans utterly stunned and panicked.<\/p>\n

But before the main event even tipped off, the pregame show delivered a heavy-hitting clash of its own. Charles Barkley<\/a> went toe-to-toe with San Antonio<\/a> Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, who clearly kept receipts on every single savage comment the NBA legend has hurled at the city’s women over the years.<\/p>\n

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Appearing live on \u201cInside the NBA\u201d pregame show, the studio crew welcomed the Mayor. She immediately locked targets on the Phoenix Suns<\/a> icon, showing zero mercy and proving she hadn’t forgotten the years of relentless trash-talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned a long time ago, you can\u2019t teach courage, you can\u2019t teach class, and Mr. Barkley reminds us of that,\u201d she said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barkley actually did offer his version of an apology\u200b<\/p>\n

While the crew and Barkley himself tried to laugh it off on the outdoor set, it was clear as day: Mayor hadn’t forgotten Barkley’s viral, repetitive habit of calling San Antonio women \u201cfat and big\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Barkley tried to play it cool, deflecting by talking about how much he loved walking around town before the Finals and how beautifully the locals treated him. But Ortiz Jones wasn’t throwing in the towel just yet, taking a direct jab at his weight\u200b.<\/p>\n

“We know he’s on a diet, but we know he’s not really on a diet, so here are the churros \u2014 Chucky churros,” she said.<\/p>\n

The 16-year NBA veteran rolled with the punches. Realizing he was deep in enemy territory, he bit right into them, despite constantly reminding everyone he’s on a diet, a battle that was highly visible throughout this season’s broadcasts.<\/p>\n

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Over the years, Barkley has built an empire on his razor-sharp tongue and unfiltered NBA commentary, though even he admits he has crossed the line of good taste more than a few times.<\/p>\n

And yet, Barkley actually did offer his version of an apology to the women of San Antonio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to apologize to the women of San Antonio,\u201d he said<\/a> with a wry half-smile. \u201cBecause, Ernie, I had churros last night. I see what all the excitement is about. I had churros last night. Woooh! Them d\u2014 things good, Ernie. Them churros good. I see what the big ol\u2019 women got in San Antonio. Them churros are the bomb!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: Carmen Electra says Dennis Rodman stayed in Vegas after their wedding: “He’s at strip clubs, he’s hanging out with girls”<\/a><\/p>\n

Barkley’s raw and unfiltered humor<\/p>\n

Naturally, the apology couldn’t pass without Barkley dropping one more signature dig. After all, this is the same guy who sparked outrage when he once claimed women fake childbirth pain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me tell you something. Women be milking that baby thing too. It can\u2019t be nearly as bad as playing a basketball game with a sprained ankle,\u201d he famously quipped<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Still, anyone who lives and breathes the league knows this is just Barkley’s raw, unfiltered humor. That exact edge is the secret sauce behind his TV genius<\/a>, propelling the show to global superstardom alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson.<\/p>\n

In their own unforgettable way, they took their hardwood dominance and translated it perfectly into television gold.<\/p>\n

Related: Shaquille O’Neal slams successful people who complain about their childhood: “Shut up, you’re whining”<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Basketball Network<\/a> on Jun 4, 2026, where it first appeared in the Off The Court<\/a> section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Knicks stormed back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to hijack Game 1 at Frost Bank…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82194,1067,2112,3080,6396,6394,115689,82,84,83,1066],"class_list":["post-323554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-charles-barkley","tag-frost-bank-center","tag-gina-ortiz-jones","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-phoenix-suns","tag-pregame-show","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-san-antonio-spurs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}