While appearing on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” on Thursday night, Barkley referred to San Francisco as “rat-infested.”

Johnson quickly urged Barkley to stop and just focus on the highlights. Kenny Smith, meanwhile, chimed in to claim San Francisco is a “beautiful” city. “San Francisco is not a beautiful city!” Barkley pushed back. “Rats. Cats…Y’all are not gonna make me like San Francisco. No. Nope, nope, nope, nope.” -via Awful Announcing / January 17, 2025

NBA All-Star Game will be hosted by the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco and Charles Barkley has no interest in attending.

Charles Barkley made it abundantly clear this week that he's not a huge fan of the host city for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. During this Thursday's edition of "Inside the NBA," Barkley and the crew were going over highlights when he gave a shoutout to Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham.