標籤: Barkley

The Los Angeles Lakers are under the microscope again, but Charles Barkley has officially seen enough. The Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst delivered a scathing criticism of Lakeshow during a recent broadcast that has become a topic of discussion on social media.

Barkley’s main complaint? He is tired of the “contender” label constantly being placed on a team that, in his eyes, is not good enough. “I’m bored of guys who talk about how they’re contenders,” Barkley said. “The Lakers are not a good team. They’re not athletic, they’re not good defensively. I think we’re contractually obligated to talk about them every day.”

“I’m tired of people saying they’re contenders… The Lakers are not a good team. I think it’s funny how the media has written off Luka [Doncic]…I think we’re contractually obligated to talk about them every day.”

– Charles Barkley 🗣️pic.twitter.com/Bi0q2tu1sh

– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 1 March 2026

“Chuckster” also turned his attention to superstar Luka Doncic. While the media honeymoon phase with the Slovenian guard appears to be cooling off, Barkley took it a step further, joking that the Lakers are essentially “tanking” right now. He even suggested that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver should issue a fine due to his recent decline.

The numbers aren’t exactly silencing the critics. The Lakers have now lost three straight games, following a close 113-110 loss to a Phoenix Suns team playing without Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks. Despite the team’s struggles, Luka Doncic did his best to carry the load against Phoenix, putting up a big stat line of 41 points on 12-of-21 shooting, along with eight rebounds and eight assists.

Currently sitting at 34-24 and the 6th seed in the Western Conference, the Lakers find themselves closer to the play-in tournament than the top spot. There are still 24 matches left, the pressure is increasing. If the Lakers want to prove Barkley wrong and stop the “tanking” narrative, they are going to have to find some defensive identity, and fast.

查尔斯·巴克利从来都不是一个咬紧牙关的人，而且他现在也不打算开始，尤其是在涉及 NBA 价值 760 亿美元的新媒体版权协议时。最近出现在 ESPN 节目中 请原谅打扰这位名人堂成员放任不管，指责联盟创造了支离破碎的观看体验，让球迷们摸不着头脑。

巴克利最近与 ESPN 团队的其他成员一起加入 NBA内部 船员们，呼应了整个赛季社交媒体上酝酿的情绪。

“球迷现在很难找到比赛，”巴克利告诉迈克尔·威尔本和托尼·科恩海塞尔。 “我认为我们对球迷和比赛造成了伤害。我们必须找到一种方法让球迷知道……但人们甚至不知道比赛何时在 NBC 上播出、何时在 Peacock 上播出、他们不知道比赛何时在亚马逊上播出。”

“我认为我们对球迷和比赛都造成了损害。”

查尔斯·巴克利表示 NBA 新媒体协议让球迷更难观看 pic.twitter.com/xMy95U941j

– 可怕的宣布（@awfulannouncing） 2026 年 2 月 27 日

2025-26 赛季推出了令人眼花缭乱的时间表，全国转播权由华特迪士尼公司、NBCUniversal 和 Amazon Prime Video 分割。虽然联盟获得了巨额发薪日，但“我在哪里观看这个？”对于沮丧的球迷来说，这个问题已经成为每晚的仪式。

以周四晚上在 Intuit Dome 发生的冲突为例。明尼苏达森林狼队在防守上以 94-88 战胜了人手不足的洛杉矶快船队。安东尼·爱德华兹本赛季场均贡献29.6分，带领森林狼队将战绩提高到36胜23负。与此同时，快船队在科怀·伦纳德和达柳斯·加兰缺阵的情况下，战绩下滑至27胜30负。

对于想要观看西部决赛的球迷来说，寻找合适的应用程序或频道通常需要比第一季度更长的时间。巴克利的观点很简单：如果联盟让收视变得如此困难，他们就有可能完全失去普通观众。

随着 NBA 进一步迈入数字化时代，联盟必须找到更好的方式来引导观众。

Charles Barkley has never been one to bite his tongue, and he’s not about to start now, especially when it comes to the NBA’s new $76 billion media rights deal. During a recent appearance on ESPN sorry for the interruptionThe Hall of Famer criticized it and called out the league for creating a fragmented viewing experience that left fans scratching their heads.

Barkley, who recently joined the ESPN team along with the rest of the inside the nba Crews echoed the sentiment that has been emerging on social media throughout the season.

“It’s very difficult for fans to find games now,” Barkley told Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser. “I think we’ve done a disservice to the fans and to the game. We have to find a way to tell fans that… but people also don’t know when the games are on NBC, when they’re on Peacock, they don’t know when the games are on Amazon.”

“I think we’ve disrespected the fans and the game.”

Charles Barkley says the NBA’s new media deal makes it harder for fans to watch pic.twitter.com/xMy95U941j

– Awful Announcement (@awfulaannouncement) 27 February 2026

The 2025–26 season introduced a rotating schedule that split national broadcasts between The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, and Amazon Prime Video. While the league received massive payouts, the question “Where do I see it?” The question has become a nightly ritual for frustrated fans.

Take, for example, the clash at the Intuit Dome Thursday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves handled the shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers in a 94-88 defensive grind. Anthony Edwards, who is averaging 29.6 points per game this season, led the way and the Timberwolves improved to 36–23. Meanwhile, the Clippers, playing without Kawhi Leonard and Darius Garland, slipped to 27-30.

For fans trying to watch that famous Western Conference matchup, finding the right app or channel often takes longer than the first quarter. Barkley’s point is simple: If the league makes it harder to tune in, they risk losing the casual viewer entirely.

As the NBA moves into this digital-first era, the league must find a better way to guide its viewers.

对于萨克拉门托国王队来说，这是一个艰难的赛季，即使按照他们的标准也是如此。

周六以 139-122 输给圣安东尼奥马刺队后，国王队在过去一个多月的时间里连续 16 场比赛未尝一胜。还有查尔斯·巴克利，他总是敢于说出自己的想法 不会阻止 当批评萨克拉门托队糟糕的表现时，无论是15连胜还是16连胜。

“你不可能连续与 15 支强队交手……来吧，伙计，”巴克利通过 ClutchPoints 的布雷特·西格尔在“Inside the NBA”节目中说道。 “这些球队在这里做着哈莱姆环球旅行者的事情（对阵他们）。来吧，伙计。这些家伙在这里做着环球旅行者的事情。”

确实，国王队还没有连续 15 次（或者现在是 16 次）与好球队交手。事实上，在输给马刺队和奥兰多魔术队之前，萨克拉门托队曾对阵过新奥尔良鹈鹕队和犹他爵士队，这两支球队都更接近于争夺状元签而不是季后赛席位。尽管犹他州和新奥尔良队分别拥有西部第三和第二差的战绩，但结果却是两场井喷。

2月9日，鹈鹕队以120-94击败国王队。两天后，萨克拉门托同样以 121-93 输给了爵士队。在这次连败的过程中，国王队没有与任何一支球队交手超过一次，这意味着他们在一个多月的时间里输给了超过一半的NBA球队。

当然，这对于今年拥有自己首轮选秀权的萨克拉门托来说是可以接受的。如果没有，过去几周因手术而失去三名球员——扎克·拉文、多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯和德安德烈·亨特——绝对是最糟糕的消息。但对于国王队来说，这只会进一步巩固他们在 NBA 选秀乐透中的最佳赔率之一。

国王队最近创造了球队历史上最长连败的新纪录，周一晚上他们将在五场客场之旅中对阵孟菲斯灰熊队，他们可能会继续保持这一纪录。

It’s been a tough season for the Sacramento Kings, even by their standards.

Coming off a 139-122 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, the Kings have been winless in their last 16 games spanning more than a month. And Charles Barkley, of course, for always speaking his mind. there was no going back When criticizing Sacramento’s terrible play, whether it was 15 or 16 in a row.

“You can’t play 15 good teams in a row… Come on, man,” Barkley said on ‘Inside the NBA’ via Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. “These teams are doing things like the Harlem Globetrotters here (against them). Come on, man. These guys are doing things like the Globetrotters here.”

It’s certainly true that the Kings haven’t played 15 — or now 16 — good teams in a row. In fact, before losing to the Spurs and Orlando Magic, Sacramento played the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz, both of whom are much closer to competing for the first overall pick than a playoff spot. Despite Utah and New Orleans having the third and second worst records, respectively, in the Western Conference, the result was a pair of blowouts.

On February 9, the Pelicans defeated the Kings 120–94. Two days later, Sacramento also lost to the Jazz, 121–93. During this losing streak, the Kings have not played any team more than once, meaning they have lost to more than half the NBA in a little over a month.

Of course, that’s acceptable for Sacramento, which has its first-round draft pick this year. If that doesn’t happen, losing three players – Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis and De’Andre Hunter – to season-ending surgeries in the last few weeks would be the worst news. But for the Kings, it only solidifies that they will have the best chances in the NBA Draft Lottery.

The Kings, who recently set a new record for the longest losing streak in franchise history, can add to that tally on Monday evening when they play the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a five-game road trip.

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is no longer backing the New York Knicks to win the Eastern Conference, shifting his support to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

During ESPN’s Inside the NBA broadcast on Friday night, Barkley announced he was no longer choosing New York over coming out of the East.

“I’m changing my choice Ernie. I told you all I thought the Knicks were coming from the East… the Cleveland Cavaliers are coming from the Eastern Conference,” Barkley said.

Cleveland has improved its position after trading with the Los Angeles Clippers to acquire James Harden in exchange for Darius Garland at this season’s deadline. The Cavaliers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 118-113 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, improving to 36-21 on the season. Cleveland is now in third place in the Eastern Conference, just one game behind the second-seeded Boston Celtics.

Since arriving in Cleveland, Harden has averaged 18.4 points, 8.6 assists, five rebounds and one steal per game, while shooting 49.1 percent from the field and 48.1 percent from three-point range in five contests in 31.8 minutes per game.

“The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming out of the Eastern Conference,” – Charles Barkley 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/xF7XkMXzuG

– ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) 21 February 2026

Charles Barkley moves East pick as Cavaliers lead ahead of Knicks matchup

Harden’s presence coincides with increased production from center Jarrett Allen. Over that same five-game span, Allen has averaged 22.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and one block while shooting 76.3 percent from the field in 30 minutes per contest. For the season, the 27-year-old is averaging 14.9 points and 8.4 rebounds while shooting 62.7 percent in 45 games.

Meanwhile, New York has experienced a strong stretch of its own despite Barkley’s transfer. The Knicks went 10–3 from late January to early February, including an eight-game winning streak. However, they dropped to the fourth seed after a 126–111 loss to the NBA-leading Detroit Pistons, falling to 35–21 on the year.

The two Eastern Conference contenders are scheduled to meet during New York’s upcoming three-game road trip. The Knicks visit Cleveland next Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET on Peacock.

With the Cavaliers gaining momentum and climbing the standings, Barkley’s revised prediction underscores how rapidly the Eastern Conference hierarchy has shifted in the weeks since the trade deadline.

On Friday, NBA legend Charles Barkley turned 63. The vocal “Round Mound of Rebound” received a lot of love.

Throughout the day, Barkley received several birthday messages. The first to celebrate was his 1992 Dream Team teammate, Magic Johnson.

“Happy Birthday to my good friend and dream teammate Charles Barkley! He’s the funniest guy on TV!” Johnson posted on Twitter, ex.

Happy Birthday to my good friend and dream teammate Charles Barkley! He’s the funniest guy on TV!

– Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) 20 February 2026

Later, actor Samuel L. Jackson posted a video Johnson and I are jointly wishing Barkley a happy birthday.

“Happy Birthday to our man, Charles Barkley,” Jackson posted.

Happy Birthday to our man, Charles Barkley‼️🔥 pic.twitter.com/RuOavhZOKc

– Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) 20 February 2026

Jackson appears in Capital One’s March Madness commercials with Barkley and Spike Lee.

Then, the Philadelphia 76ers, for whom Barkley played from 1984 to 1992, released his celebratory poseOn Barkley’s birthday.

“A franchise and an NBA legend. Happy Birthday to the one and only Sir Charles Barkley!”

A franchise and NBA legend.

Happy Birthday to the one and only Sir Charles Barclay! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WaIu6TVwKi

– Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) 20 February 2026

Of course, Barclay is full of hyperbole. Radical, controversial, beloved, unapologetic and iconic. He was like that both on and off the court. On the court, Barkley was one of the defining players of his generation. Although he never won an NBA title, he mesmerized fans and contemporaries alike with explosive toughness.

He was a 5-time NBA All-Star, 1993 NBA MVP, 1988 rebounding champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, Hall of Famer, and on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Off the court, Barkley lets loose, especially when he’s calling NBA and NCAA basketball on television. Besides, he’s not afraid Venture into politics and social issues.

At 63, Sir Charles remains an undeniable icon that never ages.

邁克·蒂里科聽到了噪音。

一位即將宣布 LX 超級碗和 2026 年冬季奧運會的播音員正在支持 NBA 傳奇人物的電視權力。

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蒂里科對喬丹的電視作品感到自豪

邁克爾·喬丹 (Michael Jordan) 已經 23 年沒有出現在 NBC 節目中了。

本賽季，這位 NBA 歷史上最偉大的球員通過長時間的靜坐採訪重返網絡，該採訪在 2025-26 賽季的各個片段中進行了播出。

一些球迷已經吸收了 Air Jordan 的罕見洞察力，他在芝加哥公牛隊王朝期間在 NBA 總決賽中取得了 6-0 的成績，但二十年來沒有公開評論過現代籃球運動的狀況。

包括 ESPN 的查爾斯·巴克利在內的批評者猛烈抨擊 NBC 處理喬丹的方式。

“我們需要邁克爾·喬丹加入NBA，但現在你看到NBC報導了這件事，你會想，‘等等，你們都做了一次採訪，就像五個月前一樣，你們會在整個賽季都進行採訪嗎？來吧，伙計，’”巴克利最近在Sirius XM上說道。

“NBC 的做法很不誠實。聽著，這太瘋狂了，伙計。我對結果感到失望。”

Tirico 的看法截然不同，並解釋了為什麼這位 62 歲老人的任何籃球見解對於 2026 年的球迷來說都是一種特權。

MJ的一句話可以改變談話

“我很高興我們能夠做到這一點，”蒂里科在舊金山舉行的 NBC 體育媒體活動中告訴 sport。

週三晚上，菲尼克斯太陽隊在主場險勝布魯克林籃網隊，將 2025-26 NBA 賽季的戰績提升至 28 勝 19 負。太陽隊可以說是今年 NBA 最令人驚訝的球隊，儘管在休賽期交易了凱文·杜蘭特，但他們還是向前邁出了一大步。

太陽隊如此出色的一個重要原因是狄龍·布魯克斯的表現，他是NBA的長期對手，在沙漠的第一年就打出了職業生涯的數據。

近日，前太陽隊傳奇人物查爾斯·巴克利透露，他投票選擇布魯克斯入選今年的全明星陣容。

“我把狄龍·布魯克斯 [on my all-star reserves team]……我想我們可能會在明天宣布，”巴克利在 X（前身為 Twitter）上接受 SiriusXM NBA 廣播電台採訪時說道。

巴克利隨後將布魯克斯與另一位即將進入名人堂的 NBA 執法者進行了比較。

“他和德雷蒙德所做的事情有什麼不同？狄龍布魯克斯為菲尼克斯太陽隊所做的事情與德雷蒙德在勇士隊的表現相似，而且他就像第三位或第四位全明星球員，”巴克利說。

總的來說，很少有人能看到布魯克斯今年能做出這樣的作品。這位小前鋒場均得分超過 20 分，增加了運球投籃和創造自己進攻的能力，同時仍然是一名精英定點射手和球場另一端的鎖定防守者。

布魯克斯的堅韌也感染了他的太陽隊隊友，他們正在玩著過去幾年杜蘭特實驗失敗時從未有過的火焰。

目前，太陽隊有機會躋身西部前六，而布魯克斯無疑是最大的原因。

可以肯定地說，查爾斯·巴克利對 ESPN 並不滿意。

這位前NBA球星在該電視台工作才一年多，但已經威脅電視台要解僱他。

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這位 62 歲的老人在整個職業生涯中一直直言不諱，但在 NBA 從 TNT 轉投 ESPN 的過程中，巴克利的挫敗感似乎達到了沸點。

在丹·勒巴塔德秀 (The Dan Le Batard Show) 客串節目中，巴克利向該電視網開火，因為他們決定不再像 TNT 過去幾年那樣定期使用 Inside the NBA 工作人員。

“我們抱怨過，我們三個月內只上過 ESPN 四次，” 巴克利告訴《勒巴塔德》。

“我一點也不喜歡這樣。我一直在談論工作，因為我喜歡看籃球——我不會做所有這些該死的節目。

”我不會出現在 ESPN 一、二、三、驅逐頻道上 納喬，迴聲，不管他們怎麼稱呼它。我不會做所有這些，但我希望我們在賽季上半段做得更多。 ”

巴克利還開玩笑說，他之前曾說過，在轉入ESPN後，他不想讓ESPN“過度勞累”。

現在看來，他覺得自己工作不足。

“他們將開始彌補一些日子，”巴克利補充道。 “但我們 12 月只工作了一天，那就是 聖誕節 天。

AJ Brown 可能會轉會。

這位費城老鷹隊的外接手職業生涯收入超過 9000 萬美元，他毫不掩飾自己在整個賽季中對球隊的不滿。

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據報導，隊友兼接球手德文塔·史密斯 (DeVonta Smith) 也有同樣的挫敗感，這些挫敗感主要源於他在 2025 年 NFL 賽季期間沒有參與進攻協調員凱文·帕圖洛 (Kevin Patullo) 領導下的老鷹隊的跑動計劃。

相反，OC 優先利用四分衛杰倫·赫茨 (Jalen Hurts) 的腿， 跑步 後面是薩昆·巴克利。

然而，在這支超級碗衛冕冠軍衛冕失敗後，帕圖洛最終被球隊解僱，他們在 NFL 季后賽的外卡賽中因傷病而退出。 舊金山 49人隊主場林肯金融球場。

儘管如此，在布朗看來，損害可能已經造成，與組織的關係可能​​已經無法挽救。

ESPN 的傑里米·福勒 (Jeremy Fowler) – 他與各地的行業消息人士進行了交談 國家橄欖球聯盟 – 因此暗示布朗將成為即將到來的休賽期的交易候選人。

“布朗在費城的快樂指數低得可憐，”福勒寫道。 “他是一名偉大的球員，偉大的球員很難被取代。

“但老鷹隊從來沒有因為工資帽的影響而害怕採取行動。

“在 6 月 1 日之後交易布朗，老鷹實際上可以節省 700 萬美元的工資帽。感覺現在是時候了。自 10 月份以來，一些聯盟高管就已經有這種感覺了。”

費城老鷹隊在周日以 23-19 輸給舊金山 49 人隊的比賽中經歷了相當大的恐慌。明星跑衛薩昆·巴克利在一次沖刺中受到重擊後被迫退出比賽。

據 NFL 記者 Arye Pulli 報導，28 歲的巴克利在側面被擊中後，臀部似乎受傷了。這位老鷹衝鋒隊員在比賽結束後一瘸一拐地離開了球場，並在場邊與教練會面。

幸運的是，這不是一個嚴重的問題。福克斯體育場邊記者艾琳·安德魯斯在廣播中聲稱薩奎恩·巴克利很好，將會重返賽場。所以，至少巴克利能夠完成周日費城隊的比賽。

情況可能會更糟，但他和團隊確實避免了一個主要問題。巴克利在受傷的那場比賽中沒有返回，但在下一場比賽中設法回到場上。

這位三屆職業投球手自 2024 年加入老鷹隊以來一直是老鷹隊進攻中的頂尖球員之一。儘管本賽季他的效率不如上賽季，但巴克利仍然在後場打出了強勁的數據。他以 1,140 衝球碼和 9 次達陣（7 次沖球，2 次接球）進入外卡賽。

在周日輸給 49 人隊的比賽中，這個角色一直很普遍。巴克利以 106 碼衝球領先老鷹隊。當天他還記錄了 25 碼的接球碼數，但沒有為費城隊取得達陣。