CNN shows Charles Barkley mugshot as he speaks about controversial Clippers owner Donald Sterling
Barkley was giving his thoughts over the phone on the alleged racist comments made by Sterling as CNN provided a mugshot from Barkley's 2008 DUI arrest.*
CNN may want to think twice about which graphics it uses.
On Saturday evening, CNN had TNT analyst Charles Barkley on the phone to talk about Clippers owner Donald Sterling's alleged racist remarks. But as Barkley spoke, CNN plastered his mugshot from a 2008 DUI arrest on the TV screen, making Barkley appear slightly less credible as he gave his thoughts on the controversial owner.
CNN and TNT are both owned by Turner Broadcasting System, which means the only photo CNN could find of a fellow employee was a mugshot, making the error even more embarrassing.
A quick Google Image search could have saved CNN from the gaffe, as there are plenty of normal Barkley profile shots on the Internet.
As for Barkley's thoughts on Sterling, he said during halftime of the Pacers-Hawks game that this is the first big test for NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
"You can't have this guy making statements like that. He has to suspend him and fine him immediately...We can not have an NBA owner discriminating against a league that's...we're a black league," Barkley said.
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From NYDN