At the American Century Celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, during an impromptu speech, the NBA star grabbed the microphone and passionately yelled at "rednecks" and "a**holes" for their lack of support towards Bud Light and the LGBTQ community. Barkley, evidently a strong advocate for Bud Light, expressed his sentiments by saying, "I want all of you to drink this f***ing beer. I've got three cases of Bud Light."
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This doesn't really come as a huge surprise. After all, Barkley has been very loud and proud about his support for the LGBTQ+ community, and he's even recycling speeches to drive his point home.
"Hey," he added, "And I want to say this -- if you're gay, bless you. If you're transgender, bless you. And, if you have a problem with that, f*** you!"
Of course, the LGBTQ+ community and Bud Light have been under fire recently following Anheuser-Busch's decision to partner with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney for a BL promotion.
The collab sparked so much outrage amongst conservatives, the beer giant reportedly lost more than $27 billion as people protested.
But, Barkley obviously believes there's no need for that hate and anger ... making his stance on the issue crystal clear out in Nevada.
This is not the first time, though, that Barkley has been vocal in his backing of the LGBTQ+ community ... in fact, at this same event last year, he delivered a similar speech.
"If you're gay and transgender," he told bargoers at the time, "I love you. Hey, and if anybody gives you s***, you tell them Charles said, 'F*** you!'"
