Charles Barkley Reacts in Disgust to Orlando Magic’s Groin-Slamming Pregame Moment

Jaclyn HendricksThu, April 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM UTC

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Charles BarkleyCredit: Jeff Dean/NBAE via Getty -

Charles Barkley reacted in disgust to the Magic's interesting pregame routine caught on camera before Game 2

The Pistons' win ended an 11-game home playoff losing streak dating back to 2008

The series is tied 1-1 and will continue in Orlando with Games 3 and 4 starting this weekend

Tell them how you really feel, Charles Barkley.

Before Game 2 of the Orlando Magic's first-round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons tipped off Wednesday, April 22, ESPN cameras captured members of the Orlando squad warming up in the tunnels of Detroit's Little Caesars Arena, where guard Desmond Bane and forward Tristan da Silva got loose with a groin-slamming move.

The unique pregame routine clearly caught Barkley off guard, with the NBA great-turned-analyst, 63, responding in disgust: "Oh, come on. Come on."

Things didn't get much better for the Magic from there.

Orlando, which entered this year's NBA playoffs as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference following a 45-37 campaign in the regular season, fell to the Pistons on Wednesday night, 98-83, to even the series at one game apiece.

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Desmond Bane (l.) and Tristan da Silva (r.) bump together before a playoff game on April 22, 2026Credit: ESPN

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Bane, currently in his first season with the Magic after being dealt by the Memphis Grizzlies last June, scored 12 points. He put up 17 points on Sunday, April 19, in Orlando's series-opening 112-101 win against Detroit.

Wednesday's victory for the top-seeded Pistons snapped the team's 11-postseason game losing streak at home, according to the . The team's last playoff victory at home was in 2008.

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic on April 22, 2026, in their first-round seriesCredit: Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty

"They did a heck of a job of reaching, grabbing and holding,” Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley said postgame, per the . "They protected that paint and our ability to get downhill."

The series shifts to Orlando for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday, April 25, and Monday, April 27.

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