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During last night’s Pelicans-Warriors playoff game, TNT analyst Charles Barkley went off on Draymond Green for getting into a heated shouting match with guard Rajon Rondo.
Barkley, for whatever reason, was angered by Green’s altercation with Rondo and blurted out that he wanted to punch Draymond in the face.
Charles Barkley on Draymond Green "I want to punch his ass in the face" pic.twitter.com/zIyDNXV7e7
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 2, 2018
After the game, Green was made aware of Barkley’s comments and he fired back at the TNT analyst.
Draymond Green with a strong response to Charles Barkley saying he would punch him in the face pic.twitter.com/tBLRAei3zW
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 2, 2018
There’s a lot of guys talk on TV, stand behind the microphone on a tv screen, the fact of the matter is if he feels that strongly about something, he’s seen me a million times, if he feels that strongly about it punch me in the face when you see me, if you’re not going to punch me in the face when you see me then shut up. It’s not different than someone sitting behind a computer screen tweeting I’ll knock you out and you never see you in life. We’ll he’s seen me a bunch of times and he’ll see me again this year, punch me in the face when you see me if not no one cares what you would have done. You’re old and it is what is.
There’s a good possibility that Green and Barkley could meet in person when TNT hosts the Western Conference Finals in a few weeks. It’s pretty likely that the NBA or TNT will try and de-escalate the situation before it gets too out of hand.