Charles Barkley makes promise if Thunder win NBA title

Charles Barkley is promising to take a pretty bold step if the Oklahoma City Thunder win the NBA title.

Appearing on NBATV’s postgame coverage prior to the Thunder’s Game 4 win over the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday, Barkley was notified of an Oklahoma City tattoo artist who pledged to give away 500 free tattoos if the Thunder won a championship. Host Jared Greenberg asked if Barkley would take the artist up on the offer, and Barkley had a surprising answer.

“I’ll tell you what, I will do that,” Barkley said. “I’ve never had a tattoo before, but I’m honestly going to do it this summer. I’m going to get my grandson and granddaughter’s name … I never thought anything was important enough. Some of these fools be getting women’s names put on them and they break up with them like damn idiots.”

Barkley did make clear, however, that he would absolutely not be getting a Thunder-themed tattoo.

“You have to get a Thunder tattoo? No, I’m not doing that,” Barkley said. “I’m going to go to Oklahoma City and get Charlie and Henry put on my forearm. OKC, here I come.”