Charles Barkley guaranteed a Kings blowout in Game 5. The Warriors proved him wrong – again

Charles Barkley is never afraid to state his opinion on what’s going to happen in the NBA, and his dislike of the Warriors has long been clear.

But the Warriors have made him look wrong frequently, and they did it again on Wednesday night.

Before Wednesday’s actions, Barkley guaranteed that the Kings would win Game 5 over the Warriors, and thought it wouldn’t be close.

“The Kings are gonna whoop their ass tonight — guarantee it,” Barkley said before Wednesday’s early games started. “Guarantee it. It ain’t gonna be close. Not gonna be close. The Kings are gonna blow the Warriors out tonight. Guaranteed.”

"The Kings are gonna whoop their ass tonight. Guarantee it! Guarantee it! It ain't gonna be close. Not gonna be close… The Kings are gonna blow the Warriors out tonight. GUARANTEED!"- Charles Barkley pic.twitter.com/GJllA6hs9F

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 26, 2023

The Warriors made that guarantee turn out wrong with a 123-116 win over the Kings. Sacramento never had a lead in the fourth quarter, either.

Barkley wasn’t needled about the guarantee immediately after the game, even though Draymond Green joined the postgame show for an interview.

Barkley’s never been shy to antagonize the Warriors, most famously referring to them as “just a jump-shooting team” early in the dynastic run. But he’s also thought that the Cavaliers had a good shot at beating the Dubs in 2018 (the Warriors swept) and said that Klay Thompson was “slipping” earlier this year.

During the Western Conference finals last year, Barkley gleefully took the hatred of Warriors fans by starting a “Let’s go Mavs” chant and talking about why he hated San Francisco.

Barkley turned out wrong again then, too. But in some ways, you have to give him some respect.

He’s not afraid to keep doubting the Warriors, even as the Warriors keep proving him wrong.