Tensions flare between Draymond Green, Charles Barkley over Green’s NBA future
Draymond Green made his return to Inside the NBA on Wednesday for the first time in a while, and it didn’t take long before the conversation got a little awkward between Green and the show’s star, Charles Barkley. About halfway through the pregame show ahead of ESPN’s broadcast of Game 2 between the Philadelphia 76ers and…
Credit: NBA Tip-Off on ESPN Draymond Green made his return to Inside the NBA on Wednesday for the first time in a while, and it didn’t take long before the conversation got a little awkward between Green and the show’s star, Charles Barkley. About halfway through the pregame show ahead of ESPN’s broadcast of Game 2 between the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks, Inside pivoted to what was, effectively, an interview with Green about his future with the Golden State Warriors. When it was Barkley’s turn to chime in, he stated quite bluntly that the Warriors’ run was over.
“It’s over for the Warriors,” Barkley said . “No disrespect. It is for every old team.
You have your run, you get old … it just passed you by. Y’all had one of the greatest runs ever. ” Given a chance to respond, Green acknowledged the future is uncertain, but didn’t seem to appreciate Barkley’s negativity.
As the conversation progressed, Green sniped back with a shot at Barkley’s final years in the NBA. Things got a little tense on the ‘Inside the NBA set when Draymond took a shot at Chuck’s final years in Houston pic. twitter.