Hall of Fame forward Charles Barkley has never been afraid to make his opinions known.
Like he always does, Barkley took aim at a current player in this generation of NBA greats — Suns forward Kevin Durant — Sunday evening in a segment on 60 Minutes profiling his journey.
“He’s very sensitive. Great player,” Barkley said. “He’s part of that generation who think he can’t be criticized. He’s never looked in the mirror and says ‘Man, is that a fair criticism?”
Barkley and Durant have gone back and forth in the past and this was no exception as Durant saw the comments and fired right back.
In just the past two months alone, Barkley has called Durant “a little baby” while Durant has remarked that he doesn’t “f— with Barkley’s approach.”
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Last month, Durant was traded from the Nets to Phoenix, where Barkley played from 1993-96. The Suns have barely had a chance to see what Durant can do for their roster since acquiring him from the Brooklyn Nets. He was nursing a sprained MCL at the time of the trade that kept him out for 20 games.
The 13-time All-Star finally made his Suns debut on March 1st, but prior to a March 8th game, Durant slipped on a wet spot on the court during warm-ups. The team announced he would be reevaluated in three weeks after being diagnosed with a sprained left ankle.
The Suns won each of the three games Durant played.
