Charles Barkley Goes Off About Kendrick Perkins & ESPN's NBA Coverage

[Thabo Sefolosha]

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[Ssj16]

Lmao shots fired.

[Ssj16]

Just finished listening to the clip and honestly, even if you don't like Chuck, he's speaking the truth.

It's one of the reasons, I don't mess with ESPN anymore, they act like basketball doesn't exist outside of 2-3 cities.

And I'm happy that Chuck is giving props to the best teams regardless of their market.

[jbsays]

I'm always shocked when I read people don't like Barkley. You might not agree with everything he says, but he mostly tells it like he sees it with out an agenda. He also isn't afraid to laugh at himself.

[ryguy613]

Chuck is in his feelings real bad.

[Ice Man]

I'm always shocked when I read people don't like Barkley. You might not agree with everything he says, but he mostly tells it like he sees it with out an agenda. He also isn't afraid to laugh at himself.

He doesn't do the work and he is usually wrong. He is just another guy at the bar. Yes, he does have a sense of humor. There are funny guys at bars, too.

But sure, he is better than Perkins. That is a very, very low bar.

[ryguy613]

Just finished listening to the clip and honestly, even if you don't like Chuck, he's speaking the truth.

It's one of the reasons, I don't mess with ESPN anymore, they act like basketball doesn't exist outside of 2-3 cities.

And I'm happy that Chuck is giving props to the best teams regardless of their market.

Its definitely true that ESPN has a ton of garbage NBA coverage... so does TNT. This is pot calling the kettle black. Im sorry but give me a break here. There are literal segments on Inside the NBA devoted to members of this panel not knowing what role players play for what team, and often times not even knowing who the hell they are. Barkley himself has been the one called out by the people IN the league for talking negatively about the NBA, and doing it a disservice... now hes gonna come out and say ESPN isnt doing the league coverage justice? Give. Me. A. Break.

[Diop]

it does **** me that loud mouth idiocy is somehow now a media asset while the level headed smarter analysis guys like Zach Lowe get booted

[JustBuzzin]

LMAO

This is entertainment. Clicks and Views. This is ESPN and TNT trolling these guys know how to create entertainment.

Now all eyes will be on Kendrick Perkins tomorrow for his response.

[JustBuzzin]

it does **** me that loud mouth idiocy is somehow now a media asset while the level headed smarter analysis guys like Zach Lowe get booted

Entertainment

Zach Lowe sadly is not interesting enough to get clicks and views. This a new era everything about hot takes and clicks and views.

They literally was interviewing a YouTube streamer Kai Cenat about sports today on First Take. We are living in weird times and talking X's and O's is no longer accepted. They want laughs and entertainment.

[TFJava]

There is some truth to what Charles is saying.

[Kobeskillz]

Just finished listening to the clip and honestly, even if you don't like Chuck, he's speaking the truth.

It's one of the reasons, I don't mess with ESPN anymore, they act like basketball doesn't exist outside of 2-3 cities.

And I'm happy that Chuck is giving props to the best teams regardless of their market.

Charles is a fool. An utter embarrassment.

He called the Lakers mediocre. When they were the 5th seed and rising.

You can argue good. Or average. Though 5th seed and rising qualifies more than average in my book but whatever.

He called them MEDIODRE. He's dead wrong and won’t admit it. He also said they’ve been playing good for two weeks.

The moron doesn’t realize you can’t become the 2nd seed in a brutal west by playing “good” in just two weeks!!! It’s absolutely idiotic and moronic.

Then he deflects by going on a tangent about ESPN. You could argue about him being right or wrong but he’s deflecting!!! He never takes responsibility and shifts the narrative. Complete joke.

Oh he also said James and Doncic can’t play together. He’s always dead wrong and the moron throws meat to people to distract like the ESPN thing cause he knows people will bite and get distracted.

[Mr B]

Just finished listening to the clip and honestly, even if you don't like Chuck, he's speaking the truth.

It's one of the reasons, I don't mess with ESPN anymore, they act like basketball doesn't exist outside of 2-3 cities.

And I'm happy that Chuck is giving props to the best teams regardless of their market.

Chuck is a hypocrite. There are times Barkley and those TNT guys don’t even talk about the game they’re showing.

[Sofia]

Bro trying to get fired before the first day

[Jedi32]

Hate to burst your bubble chuck but your so called basketball knowledge is on par with perks. You're just funnier with your lack of knowledge is all.

[Dr Aki]

Ah yes, Inside the NBA, famous for groundbreaking commentary like this

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[CobraCommander]

Perk is the worse - so I’m here for it

[jbsays]

I'm always shocked when I read people don't like Barkley. You might not agree with everything he says, but he mostly tells it like he sees it with out an agenda. He also isn't afraid to laugh at himself.

He doesn't do the work and he is usually wrong. He is just another guy at the bar. Yes, he does have a sense of humor. There are funny guys at bars, too.

But sure, he is better than Perkins. That is a very, very low bar.

Speaking of bars. Didn't he throw a guy through the window at one?

[ryguy613]

Perk is the worse - so I’m here for it

Theyre both garbage. NBA coverage is garbage. It needs a reset in the worst way

[azcatz11]

Who here has actually watched an espn halftime show or pre game. The answer is 1% of the population. Perkins is literally the worst at everything. Inside the nba is entertaining at least and Barkley is the goat media nba guy.