Charles Barkley was in mid-season form Thursday when he jokingly called out Stephen A. Smith for his antics during coverage of the NBA In-Season Tournament.

Both Barkley and Smith were in Las Vegas for the festivities and shared time on “NBA Countdown.”

The former Auburn star referred to Michael Wilbon as a “mentor,” called Malika Andrews “fantastic” and also mentioned Adrian Wojnarowski and Bob Myers.

At the end, Barkley directed his attention to Smith.

“Let me tell you something, Stephen A.,” Barkley said. “If you come over here with all that loud ass talking today — hey, this ain’t ‘First Take’. This gonna be the first to ass whooping you take if you come over here with that loud ass talking.”

The moment took the Internet by story.

Smith, as you can see, laughed along with Barkley.

The comments were made ahead of the semifinals of the In-Season Tournament.

Tyrese Haliburton had 27 points and 13 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-119 on Thursday to advance to the championship game. Myles Turner added 26 points for the Pacers. Obi Toppin had 14 on 6-of-8 shooting, Isaiah Jackson chipped in 11 and Bruce Brown had 10.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee. Damian Lillard added 24 points, Khris Middleton had 20 and Brook Lopez 18.

In the other semifinal, LeBron James scored 30 points in less than three quarters and the Los Angeles Lakers steamrolled the New Orleans Pelicans 133-89 to reach the championship game in the NBA In-Season Tournament. Austin Reaves scored 17 points for Los Angeles, Anthony Davis had 16 points and 15 rebounds and Taurean Prince finished with 15 points. Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 14 points. Zion Williamson had 13 points and Herbert Jones 10.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.