Skip Bayless is in the market for a new debate partner on his Fox Sports 1 show 'Undsiputed' following co-host Shannon Sharpe's exit. The long-time analyst has publicly called for Charles Barkley, who he has had a nearly 20 year feud with, to join the show. Speaking on his podcast, The Skip Bayless Show, the television personality said:
"Charles Barkley would be my dream debate partner on 'Undisputed'... All I'd have to do is let Charles go first and listen to him make a fool of himself. I get to sit back and watch him walk himself right into an indefensible trap.
I wouldn't even have to try so please, please, please Charles, come be this d**n idiot's debate partner. Please let me annihilate you on a daily basis. Ten times per show."
Bayless continued:
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"Let me make barbecue chicken out of you as Shaq often says that he did of those that tried to guard him. Compared to my former formidable partner's, Steven A. [Smith] and Shannon [Sharpe], you Charles would be a one-man Washington Generals.
You'd be a solo Shaqtin' a Fool on a daily basis. You'd be the equivalent of an Adam Morrison, an all-time draft bust. A bust that I would put straight into my debate Hall of Fame."
Check out Skip Bayless' full comments on Charles Barkley below (starting at the 9:03 mark):
Bayless added that he would pay Barkley's salary himself to have him on the show, slated to return on August 28th. However, Barkley reportedly makes $10 million per year on 'Inside the NBA', $2 million more than Bayless makes on 'Undisputed'.
Why does Charles Barkley dislike Skip Bayless?
Skip Bayless and Charles Barkley have had an ongoing feud that has lasted nearly two decades. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer recently revealed the reason he is not a fan of the television personality. Speaking to Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes on the ALL THE SMOKE podcast, Barkley said:
"The way he has made his money and made his living, I have a problem with it because if you make it to the pros, you are a hell of a player. I tell people, 'is everybody LeBron or KD? No, but that number 12 guy on a NBA team, his journey is amazing."
Check out Charles Barkley's comments on Skip Bayless below (starting at the 28:00 mark):