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Charles Barkley, Dan Le Batard Make Worst NBA Finals Bet Ever

We know Dan Le Batard loves the Miami Heat and is unabashed in his praises and rants about the team. On the flip-side, we know Charles Barkley hates the Heat and the fans in Miami, something he made clear earlier in the week when he laid into both. So logically, the love and hate each of these two has should lead to some kind of friendly wager on the NBA Finals.

Except it’s the worst wager in the history of wagers.

Le Batard and Barkley agreed that if the Mavericks lose the Finals, Barkley will wear a Speedo on South Beach while being interviewed on the radio show. If the Heat loses, Le Batard will wear the Speedo.

When Le Batard and Barkley bet a speedo on the NBA Finals, nobody wins. None of us at all. There is nothing good that can come from this and I can only hope pictures never, ever surface.

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