Draymond Green takes brutal shot at Phoenix Suns icon Charles Barkley
Former face of the Phoenix Suns, Charles Barkley, was called out by the Suns' Pacific division rival Draymond Green during their ESPN broadcast.
Former Phoenix Suns franchise player Charles Barkley took heat from the Suns' Pacific division rival Draymond Green during an ESPN broadcast on Wednesday, May 6. Barkley, the Hall of Famer, showed little belief in Green's Golden State Warriors being in a window where they can win moving forward. "Sports are for young people," Barkley started.
"You hope to have a great long career, but nobody wins when they're 37, 38. " The Warriors' best player and two-time NBA MVP, Steph Curry, is 38 years old. Green, a nine-time All-Defense selection, is 36.
So is the Warriors' five-time All-NBA wing Jimmy Butler. Things got a little tense on the 'Inside the NBA set when Draymond took a shot at Chuck's final years in Houston š¬ pic. twitter.
com/g9xRH5H6qq ā Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 6, 2026 "You've said what you've said," Kenny Smith, a two-time NBA Finals champion point guard, said to Barkley. "I want to hear if he believes what you're talking. " Green said: "I mean, I think the goal is just to not look like you in a Houston Rockets uniform.