I mean, we would have been playing in front of empty arenas.” But I’d have to hear somebody say something really outrageous for a fan to get tossed. Now racial slurs, homophobic slurs, things like that, cannot be tolerated. It depends on what the fan said, but just because the fan is saying something to you that you might not like - I think the NBA is going overboard when you toss fans out the game. “These players today are a little too sensitive - I mean, this notion that you can get fans tossed out now.
What does Barkley think about high-profile fan incidents in Utah, including allegations that one fan used “excessive and derogatory verbal abuse” toward Russell Westbrook in 2019?
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Charles Barkley talks to reporters before filming the TNT show Inside the NBA from the Complex in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Feb. Y’all got 102 draft picks, so you just got to hit on your draft picks.” I mean, nobody ever said I want to - no disrespect - you use Utah, but I don’t remember people saying ‘let me go to San Antonio, or Indiana, or Sacramento.’ So you just have to really draft well. “Let’s be realistic, there are very few places people want to go. But they got great fans here.”ĭoes Barkley think NBA players want to come to Salt Lake City? Looks like the weather’s gonna be decent. Obviously, I’ve been coming here a long time. But you know, when I looked at the weather report, it’s actually gonna be pretty good, comparable to what it could be.” “Black people don’t ski, I keep telling y’all that. Frankly, there’s no better way to capture the man than by letting his words stand alone. Barkley backstageĪs final preparations for the show went on all around them, the three former players gave their takes. 16, 2023.Īnd so perhaps the situation in SLC was the best possible microcosm of the Inside The NBA experience - chairs helter-skelter in a wildly informal setup, as the most famous analysts in basketball said things others would choose, perhaps wisely, to steer clear of. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shaquille O'Neal talks to reporters before filming the TNT show Inside the NBA from the Complex in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Feb.
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