LOL! CHARLES BARKLEY CALLS HIS CO-HOST ASSHOLES AFTER PUTTING HIM ON THE SPOT!

Don't ask NBA legend Charles Barkley if he prefers blonds or brunettes.

The retired Hall of Famer and TNT sportscaster called his co-hosts "a--holes" Tuesday night during the halftime report at the Los Angeles Lakers- Oklahoma City Thunder playoff game.

Barkley and co-hosts Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson were taking calls from viewers when two girls asked the basketball great, "What do you like better - brunettes or blondes?"

Barkley laughed as his co-hosts egged him on.

"Answer the question," they said.

Barkley finally admitted he prefers blondes, but as the camera faded out for a commercial, he unleashed his displeasure with the question.

"Whoever did that right there, I gotta have a talk with the production people," he said. "Listen, y'all are a--holes around here."

There was no immediate word from TNT on whether Barkley would face discipline for the comment.