Charles Barkley and Justin Thomas are two of the best representatives of the Yellowhammer State and the respective rivalry between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers, and they just proved why once again.

During this week’s press conference for the Arnold Palmer Invitational — where the former Alabama standout and two-time Major champion is making his return from injury — Barkley snuck into the media seats and was able to get a question to Thomas.

Unsurprisingly, the Auburn legend used that opportunity to poke at the Crimson Tide.

“My question is, when Alabama was getting rolled by Indiana, where exactly were you at?” Barkley quipped, getting a big laugh out of Thomas.

“I was at home, probably just looking at my phone waiting for some kind of sarcastic text from you, or all of the sudden all these huge Indiana football fans that were friends of mine that I had no idea about,” Thomas joked. “So yeah, I should’ve reached out to you how you deal with big losses like that, you’ve gone through that more than I have, so I should’ve just asked you.”

Barkley was a good sport as always, telling Thomas that was a well-played response.

Thomas tees it up Thursday for the first time this season following back surgery in November and will try to return to his winning form ahead of the Masters in April.