Charles Barkley goes to inform it like it’s, and he mentioned Sunday that gamers are a bit extra delicate in at this time’s NBA than they had been up to now.
In an interview with “60 Minutes” on CBS, Barkley was requested about his ideas on Kevin Durant. The 2 have had phrases for one another over the previous few years. Durant left the Golden State Warriors to affix the Brooklyn Nets in 2019, and he requested a commerce from Brooklyn this previous summer time, which was later honored earlier than the league’s commerce deadline. Durant was dealt to the Phoenix Suns in February.
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Mar 5, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Phoenix Suns ahead Kevin Durant (35) in motion throughout the recreation between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns on the American Airways Middle. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports activities)
“He is very delicate. Nice participant,” Barkley mentioned of Durant. “He is a part of that technology who suppose he cannot be criticized. He is by no means appeared within the mirror and mentioned, ‘Man, was {that a} truthful criticism?’”
CBS’ Jon Wertheim requested whether or not Barkley believes gamers from the present recreation are extra delicate to criticism than these Barkley performed with.
“That might be (an) understatement,” Barkley mentioned.
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Mar 5, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Phoenix Suns ahead Kevin Durant (35) in motion throughout the recreation between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns on the American Airways Middle. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Barkley and Durant traded barbs earlier his month after the previous Phoenix Suns star mentioned that Durant, the present Suns star, will get mad when he factors out that LeBron James and Kobe Bryant went to earn the respect of the “previous heads” throughout their careers and Durant has but to try this.
“He’s an all-time nice. However in terms of being talked about with a few of these different guys, he’s going to should win a championship the place he’s the chief of the group and he’s the perfect participant,” Barkley mentioned.
Durant mentioned Barkley’s critiques weren’t going to alter how he approaches the sport.
Barkley mentioned on “60 Minutes” he wasn’t going to mince phrases when he analyzes the sport and provides his opinion.
Mar 5, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Phoenix Suns ahead Kevin Durant (35) throughout the recreation between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns on the American Airways Middle. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports activities)
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“Oh yeah, as a result of the fan, the followers ain’t silly. They simply noticed it. If I inform them that was an excellent recreation, they are going to be like, ‘What the hell is Charles speaking about?’”
