CHARLES BARKLEY | SAYS THE NBA SUCKS!! | @wazzuptonight
Los Angeles, CA – NBA legend Charles Barkley, is infamously known for not biting his tongue and speaking what’s on his mind. From spitting on little girls, to throwing a man through a window at a bar, Mr. Barkley is notorious for having no ‘chill button’. Last night while commentating, Chuck came out of his mouth and in so many words basically said that the National Basketball Association (NBA) sucks!!
Charles Barkley: "The NBA, to me, is the worst it has ever been” ……
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Charles Barkley saying “”The NBA, to me, is the worst it has ever been” is quite alarming, due to the fact that he is a NBA Hall of Famer and he was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players In NBA History. In addition, as a commentator you should stand politically correct to a degree because millions of people are watching and hanging onto your every word. Also think about the current NBA owners, executives, and players that may be offended by such a statement. It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.
Stepping into Chuck’s shoes, on the flip side we do somewhat understand where he is coming from. Regarding “Relegating the big man out of the game”, take into account that in Barkley’s playing days the league was SWAMPED with talented big men – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Robert Parish, Moses Malone, Bill Walton, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, and list goes on. Nowadays, there are a handful (not even) of legend-to-be big men in the NBA – Dwight Howard, The Gasol Brothers (Pau and Marc), and uh that’s about it!
Things change and times change, and yes we agree Charles that the NBA is surely not the same as it was in the ‘golden era’; though we surely don’t feel that the league is the worst it has ever been. Lebron James, hands down may be the best basketball player we have ever laid eyes on. Steph Curry, is possibly the best off-the-dribble scorer and 3-point shooter in the NBA’s history. In any event, we surely look forward to the upcoming NBA playoff’s and to see if anyone is going to dethrone the unstoppable looking Cleveland Cavaliers.