The Chuckster isn’t going anywhere.
Charles Barkley and the TNT “Inside the NBA” crew ended their run on the network and are moving to ESPN next fall, but Barkley seems to have gotten a head start.
X@AWFULANNOUNCINGBarkley ripped into Indiana[/caption]He appeared on ESPN’s pregame coverage of the NBA Finals ahead of Game 3 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers.
And in typical Barkley fashion, he gave a fiery rant calling out some of Indiana’s biggest stars, specifically Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner.
After the Thunder routed the Pacers in Game 2 to even the series in a pretty lifeless performance from Indiana, Barkley pointed his frustration toward the way Siakam and Turner played.
“Those pictures just piss me off even more… [Pascal Siakam] gonna let [SGA] guard him,” Barkley said in disbelief.
“They put a little munchkin on his ass in the post, and he’s dribbling 10 times? That’s ridiculous, he can’t do that.
“Come on man, you got to be kidding me. Don’t let that little dude guard you in the post.”
Barkley was referencing Siakam not being able to score on the smaller Shai Gilgeous-Alexander whenever he had the ball.
Siakam finished Game 2 with 15 points and 7 rebounds.
The Hall of Famer’s rant didn’t stop there, as he then shifted his attention toward Turner.
“Secondly, Myles Turner has little skinny Chet Holmgren on him.
X/@AWFULANNOUNCINGBarkley didn’t hold back in typical Barkley fashion[/caption] Siakam and the Pacers got handled fairly easy in Game 2Getty“And he’s dancing out there at the three-point line. Take your big a** in the post…Play big.
“Listen, I like Chet Holmgren, but if Myles Turner is gonna dance around the three-point line, that’s not an advantage.
“Man, get in the post.
“That’s one of the things I hate about the game today. Myles Turner is a big old dude, he can go and post up every now and then, especially with Holmgren guarding him.
“He ain’t got to be just a three-point shooter.”
Turner finished Game 2 with 16 points and 4 rebounds.
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It doesn’t seem to matter what network Barkley will be on.
He’s still going to say what’s on his mind and not care what anyone else thinks.
ESPN just got a huge preview of it.
And that’s what makes Barkley one of one.
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