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NBA on ESPN: "We don't need any player suffering from mental health ... but this sounds fishy." Charles Barkley and the Inside the NBA panel break down Paul George’s 25-game suspension and what it means for the Sixers moving forward.
Charles Barkley wants Dillon Brooks to be an All-Star reserve. During Barkley's appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio's "NBA Today" show Wednesday, Jan. 28, he supported the Phoenix Suns' fiery defender.
Barkley told NBA Today co-hosts Justin Termine and Barkley's ex-teammate Eddie Johnson that Brooks "deserves a lot of credit (for) what's happening in Phoenix."
Barkley compared Brooks to Draymond Green's style of play: a defensive specialist, key playmaker and irritant to opponents. Green earned four All-Star appearances during Golden State's four-title run between 2015-22.
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MrBuckBuck: "If you went to this game, you had nothing to do today." -Charles Barkley, as 'Inside the NBA' shows Wizards-Hornets highlights.
Ernie Johnson announces that the Timberwolves-Warriors game, which was scheduled as part of the ABC tripleheader, has been postponed by the NBA after Saturday's shooting in Minneapolis. Charles Barkley: "Somebody's gotta step up and be adults... 2 people have died for no reason, & it's just sad."
Charles Barkley: "Well, let me say this. I think Adam Silver, who I love and respect, made a huge mistake. Listen, man. Quit screwing around with the All-Star game. Make it international against the US. All this you play a team, you play a team and all this other stuff..." "I've been saying for 10 years the—the international team against the United States team would be a perfect scenario. The reason they don't want to do it is because the international team will kick our ass. That's exactly why they won't do it." "I mean, probably the—the top four, five players in the NBA today are—are international players, but it would be great. We don't have to win. It's kind of like the Olympics. I don't think it'll be the worst thing in the world if the United States didn't win. I think it'll be actually a boom if another country won."
In a guest appearance on The Dan Le Batard Show, Barkley fired shots at the network for their decision to not use the Inside the NBA crew as regularly as TNT had in past years. “We’ve complained, we’ve only been on ESPN four times in three months,” Barkley told Le Batard. "I don’t like that at all. What I was talking about working all the time, because I love watching basketball – I’m not going to do all these damn shows.
When asked a follow-up question about how the higher-ups at ESPN are reacting to him calling out reporters and the media, Barkley didn't shy away. "They can fire me," Barkley said, with a beaming grin. "I got seven years on my contract. "I’m 100 percent retired, but if I can do something just a little bit stupid so they have to fire me, they’ll have to pay me for the whole seven years."
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“We’ve complained. We’ve only been on ESPN four times in three months,” Barkley said. “We did the first two weeks. We were off all of December until Christmas, and we’re off all of January until the 24th. I don’t like that at all. “What I was talking about working all the time, I’m not going to do all these damn shows. I’m not going to be on ESPN 1, 2, 3, Deportes, Nacho, Echo, whatever they call it. I’m not going to be doing all that. But I wish we’d have been on more during the first half of the season.”
Charles Barkley trolls Draymond “We'll have you back here once playoffs start” 😂
Marc Stein: Charles Barkley in fine Christmas morning form on Inside: "The NFL got greedy and started adding Christmas games. We used to have this day to ourself but Roger Goodell and them pigs at the NFL always want to hog every day of the week now. ... Christmas is an NBA day."
Keith Smith: Draymond Green tells the Inside The NBA crew that he loves seeing them again and seeing them on TV. Charles Barkley: "Thanks Draymond. We'll have you in again when the playoffs start!"