Charles Barkley | March 17, 2021

From March 17, 2021: On the 28th episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined by retired NBA superstar and Auburn Tigers legend Charles Barkley to help us get ready for the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll), where the guys preview Michigan State’s play-in game against UCLA on Thursday night. We then move to our interview with Charles, where he discusses a wide array of topics: his daughter’s wedding, and why he was worried he would be dropped during the hora dance; why he says what’s on his mind, and doesn’t worry about what other people think; the secret sauce to “Inside the NBA;" why he loves being able to talk about gambling on television, and how he lost $100,000 betting on the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV; why Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are most responsible for the growth of the NBA over the last 40 years; why Moses Malone is the most important teammate of his basketball career; why Julius Erving is the “best autograph person” he has ever been around; why his famously awful golf game is as good as it has ever been; golfing with Gary Player, and traveling with The Eagles for the past 20+ years; why he thinks he should’ve retired much sooner than he did; why the “Bad Boy Pistons” weren’t actually all that bad; why he and Michael Jordan still aren’t on speaking terms; what he remembers most from his lone appearance in March Madness; the two teams he feels the most confident in making this year’s Final Four; his thoughts on the bubble in Indianapolis that will be housing the entire NCAA Tournament; why he wasn’t surprised by the firing of Gus Malzahn at Auburn, whether it was deserved or not; why he thinks Joel Embiid listening to his advice led him to having the MVP-caliber season he was having before his injury; the prospect of a Lakers vs. Nets match-up in the NBA Finals; why he thinks Chris Paul is the best leader in all of sports; his relationship with the late Kobe Bryant, and where he was when he heard the news of his passing; how he would power rank the “Inside the NBA” crew; and why his one day of playing high school football was one of the worst days of his life. Then, TommyFreezePops is joined by Kevin Rogers for his weekly check-in with the experts from VegasInsider.com. How confident is Kevin in Gonzaga and Baylor meeting in the finals? Which upsets should we have in our brackets for the opening weekend, and which trendy low-seeds should we avoid? Plus, Kevin tells us how confident he is in his alma mater making a deep run. Finally, we close things out with Morten’s “Game Winner” – a weekly segment where Morten monologues his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, he talks about his friend Charles Barkley, and why everyone needs to “take a chill pill.”