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Charles Barkley Catches Stray Shot From Miami Coach Jim Larranaga After Auburn Upset

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After barely getting past USC in the First Round of March Madness, 10-seed Miami took down one of the giants from the SEC in the second round. After the Hurricanes took down the 2-seed Auburn Tigers in dominant fashion, head coach Jim LarraƱaga took a playful, vicious jab at Charles Barkley.

Barkley, an Auburn grad, is part of CBSā€™ pregame studio desk. Prior to the game, in which his alma mater was the comfortable favorite, he and the crew were discussing Houstonā€™s historic win over Illinois.

After beating the Illini, Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson took off his shirt to celebrate in the locker room. It was everything that makes March Madness great.

While watching the celebration, Barkley jokingly said that he would do the same if Auburn beat Miami. LarraƱaga took note.

When the team got to the locker room postgame, the 72-year-old showed off his finest dance moves.

And then he went to speak with the media. LarraƱaga proceeded to take a hilarious jab at Barkley in his postgame comments.

He said that he was watching the CBS studio show before the game and heard Sir Charles commit to taking his shirt off. LarraƱaga said that nobody wanted to see that so his team made sure that didnā€™t happen.

By taking down Auburn, Miami advanced to the Sweet 16 and will face 11-seed Iowa State.