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Miami coach Jim Larrañaga takes lighthearted jab at Charles Barkley after Auburn upset

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Miami coach Jim Larrañaga received some inspiration from a Basketball Hall of Famer before the Hurricanes’ NCAA tournament matchup with Auburn, but not in the way you’d typically expect.

“I was tuned into the games before us and I listened to Charles Barkley tell the CBS crew that if Auburn won, he would take off his shirt,” Larrañaga said. ”And I thought to myself, ‘Man, no one wants to see that, Chuck.’