San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones Gives Charles Barkley Churros Ahead of Spurs-Knicks Game 1
Gina Ortiz Jones confronted Barkley on live TV and presented him a gift after years of his criticism of San Antonio.
- On Wednesday, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones appeared on ESPN's NBA Tip-Off before Game 1 of the Spurs-Knicks NBA Finals to confront Charles Barkley, a longtime critic of her city.
- Before the segment, the show aired a montage of Barkley's past digs at San Antonio, including his frequent jokes about the city's "big women" who eat churros and calling the River Walk a "creek."
- Presenting a gift of churros, Jones challenged Barkley's class and courage, quipping, "We know he's on a diet, but we know he's not really on a diet."
- The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1, with the teams set to play Game 2 on Friday at the Frost Bank Center.
- Responding to the Mayor's barbs, Barkley noted his recent weight loss of over 100 pounds using Mounjaro and insisted he was "just joking around" about the city.
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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones mixes it up with Charles Barkley on national TV
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and Charles Barkley — the basketball great known dragging San Antonio every chance he gets — exchanged verbal fireworks on national TV before tipoff for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. During a brief Wednesday night appearance during ABC coverage from the Frost Bank Center, Barkley and fellow hosts Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson […] The post San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones mixes it up with Charles Barkley on national TV appeared…
San Antonio Mayor Confronts Charles Barkley After History of Saying the City Has ‘No Skinny Women’
After years of disparaging the women of San Antonio, NBA great Charles Barkley finally caught some heat from the city’s mayor. Before Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday, June 3, ESPN aired a montage of Barkley’s comments about the Texas town. “You know, I think it’s a great city, but they do have some big ol’ women down there,” Barkley, 63, said in one clip. In another, Barkley said, “They ain’t got no skinny women down there.” …
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Charles Barkley has had plenty to say about San Antonio and its "big ol' women" over the years ... but he was forced to eat his words (and some churros) on Wednesday -- when he was confronted by the city's mayor!!
“You Can’t Teach Class”: San Antonio Mayor Roasts Charles Barkley in Hilarious Live TV Exchange Ahead of NBA Finals
You know it’s going to be a fun broadcast when Charles Barkley gets roasted before the NBA Finals even begin. The NBA icon revealed that he wouldn’t be able to watch the New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs, but moments later, the conversation flipped on him. As an unexpected turn of events, mayors have become stars of the postseason. NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani took to the streets to celebrate the Knicks’ advancement to the Finals, and on …
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones gives Charles Barkley churros ahead of Spurs-Knicks Game 1
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones appeared on NBA Tip-Off ahead of Game 1 of the Spurs-Knicks NBA Finals on Wednesday, joining hosts including Charles Barkley for the pregame show broadcast from San Antonio.Barkley told Jones he was “so glad” to be back in the city, even though he is known to make jokes about San Antonio. You can see some of the interaction in a YouTube video posted by ESPN. At the beginning of the video, Jones took a playful d…
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