Charles Barkley rips NBA players complaining about 65-game rule: 'Shut the hell up'
It's safe to say Charles Barkley is not fan of NBA players missing games.
The NBA’s 65-game rule has claimed quite a few casualties this season. Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić and Detroit Pistons All-NBA candidate Cade Cunningham are among the biggest names who won’t be eligible for end-of-year awards due to various ailments. Their injuries, combined with prominent names like Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Anthony Edwards being ineligible for awards , has led to increased discussion about the rule and whether it needs to be adjusted.
The NBPA did just that in March, saying the rule must be “ abolished or reformed ” going forward. At least one former player believes the union is overreacting to the rule. Charles Barkley ripped the players for complaining about the 65-game rule, saying they voted in favor of it.
Barkley, as he is wont to do, delivered that message in his trademark blunt style, telling players to “ shut the hell up . ” This full comments read: “I don’t think 65 games is a lot to ask. Shut the hell up.
Y’all voted on that in the collective-bargaining [agreement], now y’all want to complain. If y’all weren’t sitting on your ass half the time sipping margaritas and stuff, they wouldn’t have put the 65-game threshold in there. Shut the hell up.