Quite often, the statements of the legendary 11-time NBA All-Star and MVP of the league in 1993 are very bold or controversial, and sometimes completely out of touch with reality.
One such liapsus Ch. Barkley did not escape last night either.
While discussing with his colleagues the Western Conference quarterfinal series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Phoenix Suns, which ended with a dry score of 4-0, Chuck did not emphasize the victory of the Wolves and assured that their true ability will be seen in the next stage – the semifinals, where they will probably have to face the current champions Denver Nuggets.
“They beat a middling Suns team because their players were just too small. When they beat a team they don’t have that much of a height advantage against, that’s when I give them flowers.
Yes, I’m surprised and shocked that they swept my Suns, but what we talked about before this series: The Suns have no bench and no size. Kevin Durant wasn’t supposed to play the fourth position, but because of the way that team is built, he had to. So it’s a great and surprisingly dry series win, but the Suns were an extremely easy nut to crack.
When they play the Nuggets, it will be interesting because Joker is the best player in the whole world: Yugoslavia, Germany, USA, Canada, everywhere. “I’m really looking forward to this duel because of the height aspect, because Wolves will not have the same advantage as against the Suns and they will not fight back after 15 possessions in attack,” said the 61-year-old expert.
It is interesting that Ch. When Barkley named Yugoslavia as a country in the current world, he was not corrected by anyone on the show – not Shaquille O’Neal, not Kenny Smith, not Ernie Johnson.
True, this mistake did not escape the eyes and ears of several commentators.
“Chuck mentioned Yugoslavia because he’s still stuck in the 90s,” tweeted one netizen under the show’s video.
Yugoslavia ceased to exist more than 20 years ago – on February 4, 2003.
Until 1991, this country on the Balkan Peninsula included the territories of present-day Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Macedonia.
It is interesting that Ch. himself had to play against the national team of Yugoslavia. Barkley – and not just anywhere, but in the finals of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Then the US men triumphed 95:69, and Chuck scored 8 points.
We remind you that in the fourth game of the Western Conference quarterfinal series, the Timberwolves beat the Suns 122-116 and won the series 4-0.
Now the Wolves are waiting for their next opponents, which will be the Nuggets or the Los Angeles Lakers (3:1 in the series so far).
