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“Nuggets-Wolves Is Boring As Hell”: Charles Barkley Reveals Frustrations Over Nikola Jokic-Anthony Edwards Showdown

Samir Mehdi
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“Nuggets-Wolves Is Boring As Hell”: Charles Barkley Reveals Frustrations Over Nikola Jokic-Anthony Edwards Showdown

Charles Barkley has never minced his words when it came to breaking down his feelings towards NBA players and games. He recently agreed with Dillon Brooks when he said that LeBron James was old and would later on join in with Shaquille O’Neal on poking fun at Derrick White’s hairline for 2 minutes straight.

So, when it comes to the Minnesota Timberwolves-Denver Nuggets first round Playoff series, it should be expected that Chuck wouldn’t hold back. Prior to the start of the series, the Nuggets were heavily favored and rightfully so as they are the one seed and the T-Wolves are the 8th seed.

However, with the Nuggets up 3 games to zero against the Wolves, Barkley doesn’t seem to find this matchup all too fascinating. Surprisingly, Ernie Johnson was the one who suggested this prior to Barkley.

Charles Barkley n the Wolves-Nuggets matchup

Game 4 between Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets is underway and the Wolves leave the 3rd quarter with a 6-point lead going into the 4th. However, at halftime of this game, Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson would talk about how this game just didn’t have all too exciting of a feel to it.

With the NHL Playoffs going on right now, preferring to watching that over a game between a team that is down 0-3 and is up 3-0 is understandable. On the other hand, it is quite disrespectful for a man being paid to analyse NBA games to openly reveal that he isn’t watching an NBA Playoff game.

Other than Anthony Edwards and Jamal Murray, the players in this series don’t have all too much of an enticing game unfortunately. Wolves-Nuggets can go from a minute of fast-paced action to a slowed down half court game that grinds down to a halt for close to half a quarter.

Charles Barkley gets called out by Shaquille O’Neal for his Draymond Green take

‘Inside the NBA’, despite the first round not even having completed, has already produced a litany of iconic moments this season. One such moment was Shaquille O’Neal and the TNT crew calling out Charles Barkley for his hypocritical take on Draymond Green.

Green was suspended for Game 3 of the Kings-Warriors series after he stomped on Domantas Sabonis’s mid-section in Game 2. Chuck said this was fair and this led to TNT pulling up a video from the 1993 Playoffs where Chuck blatantly kicked Vlade Divac in the chest.

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Samir Mehdi

Samir Mehdi

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Samir Mehdi is a senior strategist for the NBA division at The Sportsrush. Ever since he was 13 years old, he’s been obsessed with the game of basketball. From watching Kobe Bryant’s highlights on YouTube to now, analyzing and breaking down every single game on League Pass, Samir’s passion for the game is unwavering. He's a complete basketball junkie who not only breaks down current games but also keenly watches ones from the 60s’ and 70s’ while also reading comprehensive books on the history of the league. Samir’s life revolves around basketball and he hopes that shows in his work. Aside from work, he loves to spend time in the gym and with his friends at social gatherings.

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