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The temple of basketball renowned Charles Barkley spoke with frankness of the way the players of the NBA today could become great, and everything has turned around who is on the bench.
Barkley deplored the way the coaches treat the NBA players today, suggesting that some are “afraid to train” due to the amount of money that players earn.
“I think the greatest thing you need to be a great player is to have a good coaching staff. This is probably the most important thing – coaches,” said Barkley on “The Dan Patrick Show”. “I think more players are ruined by the bad coach staff … because coaches are cowards. They are afraid to train him.
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The Phoenix Suns Bank striker Charles Barkley against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Coliseum Memorial in Portland, Oregon, in 1994. (USA Today Sports)
“Like, I wanted a Pat Riley. I had an excellent coach, Billy Cunningham, a Gregg Popovich, but most of the coaches today, they are cowards because players earn so much money. They don’t have them under control. The players lead the team.” NBA. “
American striker Charles Barkley against Argentina during the 1992 Americas Tournament at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, July 3, 1992. (USA Today Sports)
Victor Wembanyama collapsed to play after the Sanguin Caillots at the end of the season
Barkley spoke with Patrick during the celebrity golf tournament of the American Century championship in Lake Tahoe. The annual event took place this weekend, and the former NHL star Joe Pavelski won the trophy.
Charles Barkley in Edgewood Tahoe for the Golf Tournament of celebrities of the Championship of the American century on July 10, 2025. (Jim Krajewski / RGJ / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The former Phoenix Suns star ended up on the 69th despite most bettors, he would win the tournament.
