duncan228
04-23-2010, 01:34 PM
Long piece, with pics and video. Hit the link for the rest.
On the Set With TNT's 'Inside the NBA' (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/04/23/on-the-set-with-tnts-inside-the-nba/)
By Chris Tomasson
Charles Barkley arrives a half hour before the start of the show carrying two bulging bags of groceries. He's got Crystal Light powder and a big bottle of Fiji water as he tries to ween himself off Diet Cokes, but the rest of the bags are filled with cleaning supplies.
Cleaning supplies?
Yep. Barkley primarily picked up from Publix a bunch of containers of Clorox disinfecting wipes. He's most excited about the orange and lavender scents.
"I have a cleaning problem,'' said Barkley, saying it goes back to when he was growing up poor in Leeds, Ala., and learned the value of taking care of stuff. "I like to clean. I keep everything immaculate around here.''
Barkley was at the Turner Sports studios last Monday for the second night of TNT's coverage of the NBA playoffs. FanHouse was granted access to watch behind the scenes as the irreverent Emmy Award-winning studio show "Inside the NBA'' hit the airwaves with host Ernie Johnson and analysts Barkley and Kenny "The Jet'' Smith.
Keep Reading... (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/04/23/on-the-set-with-tnts-inside-the-nba/)
On the Set With TNT's 'Inside the NBA' (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/04/23/on-the-set-with-tnts-inside-the-nba/)
By Chris Tomasson
Charles Barkley arrives a half hour before the start of the show carrying two bulging bags of groceries. He's got Crystal Light powder and a big bottle of Fiji water as he tries to ween himself off Diet Cokes, but the rest of the bags are filled with cleaning supplies.
Cleaning supplies?
Yep. Barkley primarily picked up from Publix a bunch of containers of Clorox disinfecting wipes. He's most excited about the orange and lavender scents.
"I have a cleaning problem,'' said Barkley, saying it goes back to when he was growing up poor in Leeds, Ala., and learned the value of taking care of stuff. "I like to clean. I keep everything immaculate around here.''
Barkley was at the Turner Sports studios last Monday for the second night of TNT's coverage of the NBA playoffs. FanHouse was granted access to watch behind the scenes as the irreverent Emmy Award-winning studio show "Inside the NBA'' hit the airwaves with host Ernie Johnson and analysts Barkley and Kenny "The Jet'' Smith.
Keep Reading... (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/04/23/on-the-set-with-tnts-inside-the-nba/)