Galveston Responds to Charles Barkley's Jabs; Pumps Up City's Lifeguards and Hotels

This weekend we learned that Charles Barkley is definitely not a fan of Galveston, Texas, and now the CEO of the city's tourism board has responded…

…but not before Galveston native Beyonce's mom did.

If you missed it, Barkley ripped into Galveston while talking about how the New Orleans Pelicans had played so poorly, that a trip to Cancun would be too nice.

Instead, he told them to head to Galveston.

Alright Galveston tourism folks, your turn to let the Round Mound of Rebound have it!

"While Galveston might not be the place for Chuck, we’d be more than happy to host the New Orleans Pelicans and share our sun-kissed beaches, luxurious 4-diamond resorts, exclusive spas, million-dollar beach homes, world-class attractions, and exceptional gulf seafood," Kimberly Danesi, the CEO and spokesperson for Visit Galveston told TMZ.

"We are proud of our beautiful shoreline hand cleaned by our coastal zone management team 365 days a year and kept safe by our internationally recognized lifeguards."

Alright… that was a lot nicer than I was expecting. I mean, it wasn't a friendly offer for a guided tour of the Galveston Railroad Museum or the Galveston Seawall, but it wasn't as confrontational as I had hoped it'd be.

I don't know what I was expecting. The nice folks at Visit Galveston aren't going to drop a wrestling promo, but I thought they'd be a little more sharp-tongued than that. I was ready for a haymaker. Not a shoulder shrug then, "Chuck may not like it, but the hotels are nice and the lifeguards are good."

I thought for sure the response would be somewhere between what we actually got and Mama-yoncé calling Barkley a "sucker" for dissing, G-Town.

Whatever the case, I don't think Chuck will be getting too many free meals on the off chance he finds himself in Galveston.

However, if anyone there offered him a free meal, probably best not to take it.