Less than a week after endorsing Nikki Haley for President, Charles Barkley has now endorsed Stephen A. Smith. “Let me tell you why [I'd vote for you]. Because I know you don’t have an evil bone in your body and I don’t think you have an agenda. That’s all I want. Even if you vote for somebody, you’re not gonna agree on every subject," Barkley told Smith during an appearance on The Stephen A. Smith Show. Furthermore, Barkley also said he'd prefer to see the Democrats nominate California Governor Gavin Newsom instead of President Biden.
As mentioned, the moment comes after Barkley openly endorsed GOP long-shot Nikki Haley on his show with Gayle King last week. Barkley said he was putting his "whole heart" behind Haley before giving her an open platform to address her previous comments in which she stated that America was "never a racist country." The latter decision led to a lot of backlash against both Barkley and Haley.
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Barkley said he would vote for Smith as long as the ESPN personality didn't have a "hidden agenda". However, Smith has been getting a lot of hate for his anti-Zion Williamson agenda. The New Orleans Pelicans took shots at Stephen A. Smith after the ESPN personality went on yet another rant about team star Zion Williamson. The team's official X account posted a graphic showing Smith's dismal college stats of 1.5 points and 1 assist a game.
Appearing on Get Up! last week, Smith had once again gone after Williamson's weight. "Zion Williamson, it's not about his game. It's about how many burgers he's eating. Whether or not he is going to be in shape or keep eating McDonald's and have chefs clamoring for him to come to their restaurants. That's what he has to prove, that the chefs don't love him any longer. That he's committed to playing basketball and being in shape," Smith said as the Pelicans prepared to face the Heat. Williamson, who was listed as a game-time decision due to a foot injury but did play. Before the game, he was averaging 22.5/5.4/4.9 this season. He is shooting a league 12th-best 58.5% from the field.
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