Charles Barkley Rips ‘Losers’ for Getting Mad About Taylor Swift Coverage During Chiefs Games
He’s not wrong.
For some bizarre reason, Taylor Swift has become a flashpoint for a certain type of NFL fan. The pop star has been the subject of all sorts of ludicrous smears and even baseless conspiracy theories being spouted by people on one particular corner of the internet. Some people are simply upset that the musician is occasionally shown during NFL broadcasts as she cheers on her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Others are spreading more dangerous ideas about Swift somehow being in cahoots with the U.S. government.
These people are obviously not worth paying attention to. They’re just making increasingly outlandish claims in an attempt to grow their own followings. That’s the most polite reading of the situation possible, but Charles Barkley was not as polite.
"If you’re screaming at Taylor Swift saying she ruined [football], you’re just a loser. You’re just a loser or a jackass." - Charles Barkley pic.twitter.com/fhah8fjCjz
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 1, 2024
“I’m gonna look right in that camera, if you’re screaming at Taylor Swift, saying she ruined football, you’re just a loser,” Barkley said on Wednesday’s edition of King Charles, his weekly show on CNN with Gayle King. “You’re just a loser or a jackass.”
Between Barkley’s comments and Colin Cowherd calling the anti-Swift crowd “lonely men,” it hasn’t been a good week for the “stick to sports” folks.