Charles Barkley has made it very clear that he won’t be apologizing for his recent comments regarding Cardi B . On Wednesday (June 11), two days after his body-focused quip about the rapper's halftime performance at the NBA Finals lit up social media, Barkley stopped by The Dan Patrick Show . During the chat, he said he would "love" for ESPN to cut him loose over his comments because he's under contract for "six or seven years," and so a firing would result in a payout for him. "I'm hoping they fire me," Barkey said. "I got six or seven years left on my contract that they know I've got no chance of doing. I would love for them to fire me and have to pay me for the next six or seven years." He continued: "I was talking to my agent. I was like, 'What can I do to get fired, but they'd have to pay me for the whole six, seven years?' I would love to get fired, I’m not gon' lie … There's zero chance that I’mma be working the next six, seven years. Zero.…