The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Already In The Vodka (feat. Charles Barkley)
20 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What are Charles Barkley's thoughts on the Miami championship game?
This is the Dan Levitar Show with the Stugatz Podcast.
Miami's playing a home game for the championship. You people have no sense of history of what that means. Miami wins that game, always. You've never seen this. This is Jarenga. How in holy hell am I living in a universe where the world has made Miami an overwhelming underdog to win a home game in Miami? I understand why people are gassing Indiana up.
They've been incredible. That stat where Mendoza has eight touchdowns and five incompletions. And the cheating part, right? I'm not going there. But Miami's prepared.
Here's the play, Indiana. Cheat this.
Chapter 2: How does Charles Barkley view the current NBA landscape without Kevin Durant?
Revenga. Revenga. Right behind. Por el medio.
Right.
Revenga por el medio. Yes, I've heard that Levitard whimpering. Right outside. Right outside. No. Revenga. Right up the middle. It's going to be second and three all game. Dan's going to complain about the tush push over here, but he's going to love it when those Canes get eight yards because their offensive line has just thrown Fletcher eight yards. I was right about everything.
Chapter 3: Who does Barkley consider the greatest NBA centers of all time?
There are two teams in this game. They're going to spot the ball and Mass is going to kick ass. We've got a very skinny Charles Barkley there. He's half the man that he used to be. He loves himself some hockey. You guys want to show some footage again of Bobrovsky and the goalie fight from last night?
Because a couple of times, Charles has come down here to watch the Panthers win a championship, and I did not know that our friend had such an interest in hockey. Welcome, Charles. It's been too long since I've seen you. Hey, man, you never called me and asked me to come on the show. You know I'll come on the show anytime you want me to. Well, I appreciate that.
But when you were in Miami for those Stanley Cup finals, you did not come anywhere near where I was when I was looking for you. Because they play out and down. Is it sunrise?
Chapter 4: What bizarre bets did Barkley make surrounding the title game?
Yeah, it's the Everglades. Hey, let me tell you something, man. That was so good last night. I didn't see the hockey fights after the football game. I loved it then. And, you know, people ask me why I love hockey so much. I say, yo, man, they have a code of honor. You never have to worry about guys out here doing load management. They just want to win the Stanley Cup.
Hey, who you kissing back there? That's Jorge Sedano is consoling Barkley. I don't call him Jorge because I'm not bilingual. What's up, Chuck? Hey, what's up, brother? Hey, man, that was a hell of a game last night.
Chapter 5: How does Barkley analyze the performance of the Indiana team?
I know. I was there, man. It was a great game. It was tough at the end for the folks down here, though.
You had a great year. Can I say you have a great year? Yes. You know why? Because I don't want all these punk-ass reporters and clowns talking bad about me like they did that lady in Jacksonville who had a moment of humanity. You know, think about that, Dan. Jacksonville had a great year. They won four games last year. And we got so many punks on television and on radio now.
Because I don't get into the social media stuff. You know, Dan, I don't do social media.
Chapter 6: What insights does Barkley provide on the Phoenix Suns' success this season?
But I started looking, and it was a big story with Brew, and I'm like... People are... Is this woman serious? She's supposed to be a journalist? Have we got to the point now where you just have to be an idiot or a fool or a jackass to be on television or podcast or something? Now, you can't have... I can't tell the Hurricanes they had a great season?
You can, but I'm curious, though, how this is going over at ESPN that you continue to call people who work there punks, idiots, fools, and jackasses. Well, they can fire me. Hey, um... I got, hey, Dan, I got seven years left on my contract. And you said you were retiring. I am. So, listen, Dan, I'm 100% retired.
But if I can do something just a little bit stupid so they have to fire me, they'll have to pay me for the whole seven years. That'll be fun to watch.
Chapter 7: How does Barkley reflect on his gambling experiences and strategies?
Watch Chuck and the Inside the NBA crew as part of NBA Saturday primetime on ABC this Saturday, January 24th. The Knicks were booted home. Were you often or ever booted home? Dan, I played in Philadelphia. You know, I tell people, and I don't mean any disrespect to any other fan base, Boston, New York, and Philly, they are different fan bases. They're going to hold you to a high standard.
I flicked over to check on that game last night because I was trying to watch the football game, but I wanted to see the Pistons against the Celtics. And then I saw that, wow, they're down 30 at halftime. This is not going to be good. I really didn't know anything about the booing until I was watching SportsCenter later.
But, damn, if you're down 30 at halftime, which there's never, there's never an excuse to be down 30 at halftime at home. You deserve to get booed. How has the season been so far for you and the switch over, Chuck? You guys aren't on as much as I would like to see you because I can't get enough of that show.
Chapter 8: What is Barkley's perspective on player relationships and rivalries in the NBA?
But you've also said several times, like, they're not going to work me to death. I'm not going to allow it at this age. So how's the transition been for you? It's been great. And Dan, we've complained. We've only been on ESPN, I think, four times in three months. We did like the first two weeks. We were off all of December to Christmas. And we're off until all of January until the 24th.
I don't like that at all. What I was talking about working all the time, because, man, I love watching basketball. I'm not going to do all these damn shows. That's the part. I'm not going to be on ESPN 1, 2, 3, Desportes, Nacho, Echo, whatever they call it. I'm not going to be doing all that. But I wish that we had been on more during the first half of the season.
But I just checked the schedule. I think we're on Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday. So they're going to start making up some of the days. But I wish in December, we only work one day in December, Dan. That was Christmas Day. And we're only working one day in January, basically. And that's the 24th, I think, maybe whatever next Wednesday is.
But I wish we had worked more so far because it's been great. The guys at ESPN have been great. They've been great. But like I say, we'll know more after we get schedule heavy the last half of the season. Put it on the poll, please, Juju, at Levitard Show. Are you presently watching ESPN Nacho Echo? Durant has moved past.
Dirk Nowitzki sixth on the all-time scoring list where do you put him among all-time greats I thought Chris Whittingham had a great point when he just said this version of Durant with all of the changing of teams and everything that the way he chose to do it is the worst possible way that he could have done it for his legacy if he had given him all the options the way that he chose to bounce around this is the worst version of his career that there could have been in terms of legacy impacting given that he's one of the greatest scorers ever
Well, I 100% agree with him because the reason he's been, he hadn't been close to being successful. I mean, we had him here in Phoenix. I mean, he lost in the first round in Jersey. And first of all, every basketball person knows this, Dan. You don't go to New York and play for the Knicks. You go to New York and play for the damn Knicks. Come on, man. I mean, that's basketball 101.
When people say he's going to New York, I'm like, whoa, this is going to be great. He's going to the Knicks. He went to the Nets. That's the first strike. Then he goes to Phoenix and he loses in the first round two years in a row. And now he goes to Houston and my Phoenix Suns got a better record without him. That's a damning indictment.
The Phoenix Suns have the same record basically as the Houston Rockets. Shout out To the coaching staff, Matt Ishby, the owner, Devin Booker. And let me tell you something, Dylan Brooks, he reminds me of Draymond, Dennis Rodman. Now, they're going to drive you crazy sometimes. You, you, you didn't mind being a villain, right?
Not being a villain, I'm talking about a guy who's going to go over the line. I'm talking about a guy you have to have on your team to be successful. You can have all the great players. I've always said this. You can have all the great players you want, but you've got to have a crazy person that sets the tone for the team.
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