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Charles Barkley still believes in the old-fashioned style of parenting and he doesn’t care what others think.
The Basketball Hall of Famer, serving in his annual role as a March Madness analyst, appeared on “The Dan Patrick Show,” where the two discussed the tournament and even Barkley’s colleague Kenny Smith potentially interested in the UNC job.
However, this conversation got Barkley a little excited about the state of athletes as a whole and how he thinks they can’t be coached.
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Former Phoenix Suns player Charles Barkley on display against the Minnesota Timberwolves during an NBA Cup game at Mortgage Matchup Center. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
“You can’t even yell at them anymore,” Barkley said of today’s players.
But it quickly turned into a parental discussion.
“People who talk about you can’t yell at your kids. Yes, hell, you can yell at your kids,” Barkley said. “You’re going to yell at them too… That’s why these kids are crazy.”
Of course, Barkley, who said he “believes in discipline,” obviously supports the limitations of this darling.
Basketball player Charles Barkley speaks on stage as Fall Out Boy takes the stage during American Express All-Star Live at the Hammerstein Ballroom, broadcast live on TNT to announce the 2015 NBA All-Star on February 12, 2015 in New York City. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for American Express)
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“I’m not telling people to beat their kids, but I think if you don’t spank your kids and discipline them, they turn into some of these kids we have today,” Barkley said. “I’m not here for child abuse, but how do kids know they’re doing something wrong? First of all, you can’t rationalize with kids, they’re dumber than rocks. They don’t know they’re doing things wrong, but when you spank them, it gets the message across because they don’t want that.”
He then left a stern message to those who disagree with him.
“You can criticize me on social media. You know I don’t work on social media. I never read comments. I don’t care what you think. Y’all can kiss my big black ass,” he said.
College basketball analyst Charles Barkley on air before the Final Four championship game of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
“I’m going to say what I have to say. Some of you will like it and some of you won’t. And you’ll all get over it.”
