Charles Barkley 'wanted to punch' trick-or-treaters in the face over Halloween fiasco: 'Damn brats'

New York Post · Thomas Gamba-Ellis · 2026-11-06 02:19 UTC

Don’t test Sir Charles on Halloween.

Don’t test Sir Charles on Halloween.

While on “Inside the NBA” Wednesday evening, panelist Charles Barkley revealed some of his gripes with the holiday, mainly dealing with some greedy trick-or-treaters.

“You damn brats gotta quit bringing basketball cards and stuff to my damn house,” Barkley ranted on the ESPN broadcast. “I’m giving you free damn candy — I’m not there to sign autographs all night. I’m gonna let y’all get away with that this one damn time now.”

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