TNT The Phoenix Suns began Thursday in the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference, producing only a 19-18 record in the first 37 games of the season. Given the team’s lofty expectations and aspirations, that start would qualify as unsatisfying for the Suns, even amid injury concerns that have limited Bradley Beal to only …
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Zion Williamson Responds To Charles Barkley And Shaq’s Criticisms Of Him
Getty Image Zion Williamson has made headlines over the last few days, and not for an especially good reason. Williamson, the former No. 1 overall pick to the New Orleans Pelicans whose career has had numerous ups and downs due to his inability to stay healthy, laid an egg in the team’s In-Season Tournament semifinal …
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Shaq And Charles Barkley Tore Into Zion Williamson After His Performance In The Pelicans’ Loss To The Lakers
TNT/Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers ran the New Orleans Pelicans off the floor in their In-Season Tournament semifinal matchup on Thursday. Thanks to a dominant performance from LeBron James, L.A. picked up a 133-89 win to set up a showdown with the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night with the NBA Cup on the line. …
Charles Barkley Praised Ex-Warriors GM And ESPN Analyst Bob Myers For ‘Jumping Off The Titanic Before It Sunk’
TNT Charles Barkley has made very clear that he thinks the Golden State Warriors’ best days are behind them. After watching one half of Warriors basketball this year, Barkley declared that the team is “cooked” despite their perpetual aspirations of competing for championships as long as Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Steve Kerr, and Klay Thompson …
Charles Barkley Compared The Lakers Being Gifted A Late Timeout To FSU Getting Left Out Of The Playoff
TNT The Los Angeles Lakers are moving on to the In-Season Tournament semifinals in Las Vegas to face the New Orleans Pelicans after beating the Phoenix Suns 106-103 in a thriller on Tuesday night in the quarterfinals. The game featured an incredible performance from LeBron James (with KD matching him on the other side) and …
Charles Barkley Says The Clippers Need To Move Someone To The Bench: ‘This Ain’t Brain Surgery’
TNT The Los Angeles Clippers are 0-5 since trading for James Harden (0-4 with Harden in the lineup), and have had real issues creating good offense despite having four stars sharing the floor. The challenge in making their new quartet work is at least three of them prefer to operate on the ball (Paul George …
Charles Barkley Got Victor Wembanyama To Say He Has No Clue What Churros Are
TNT Victor Wembanyama sat down with the Inside the NBA crew on Tuesday night in the aftermath of the San Antonio Spurs‘ shocking 115-114 win over the Phoenix Suns. After getting the usual slate of questions that unsurprisingly popped up after San Antonio came back from a double-digit fourth quarter deficit to beat Kevin Durant …
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Charles Barkley Was Disgusted By Shaq Comparing Bol Bol To Victor Wembanyama
TNT Victor Wembanyama appeared in his first TNT game on Tuesday night when the San Antonio Spurs traveled to Phoenix to take on the Suns. While the obvious headline of the game is Wembanyama playing his first game against a future Hall of Fame inductee in Kevin Durant, the Inside the NBA crew took some …
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Charles Barkley Didn’t Have A Great Showing On The 2023-24 Version Of ‘Who He Play For?’
Charles Barkley has a pretty notable role in the NBA ecosystem. Barkley, the Hall of Fame player turned pundit for TNT, is known for being a harsh teller of truths and one of the sport’s funniest personalities. While Barkley talks about the game for a living and is certainly comfortable discussing the major storylines around …
Charles Barkley Lays Out Why James Harden ‘Can’t Come Back To Philly’
TNT James Harden is not with the Philadelphia 76ers as they begin their season on Thursday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Harden’s been in the middle of a lengthy trade saga since the start of the summer, and the Sixers have made abundantly clear that they will not trade him unless their asking price is …
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Charles Barkley Proclaimed ‘The Warriors Are Cooked’ One Half Into The Season
TNT The Golden State Warriors are just two seasons removed from winning their fourth championship of the last decade, but there are plenty of questions for them to answer this season as they look to bounce back from a bit of a down year that saw them land the 6-seed in the West and get …
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Charles Barkley Confronted Adam Silver On ‘Disturbing Incidents Of Domestic Violence In The NBA Right Now’
TNT As he does every year on opening night, NBA commissioner Adam Silver joined the Inside the NBA crew at the TNT desk on Tuesday to discuss the offseason, changes the NBA is making, and the upcoming year. The hot topic coming into the evening was load management, as it often is, and Charles Barkley …