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The former NBA player, who has become the television star, Charles Barkley, is not a fan of the faithful of Miami Heat.
Miami’s beloved NBA franchise has become the first 10th seed to go from the game tournament to the NBA qualifiers.
Being the eighth seeded for the playoffs meant that the heat would meet the most leading Cleveland horsemen in the first round.
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Charles Barkley speaks with the media before match 4 of the NBA 2024 finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics at the American Airlines Center on June 14, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. (Images Stacy Revere / Getty)
The Heat failed in the first two games of the Eastern Conference series in the first round. Before match 3 went to Miami on Saturday, Barkley took a moment to go to Heat fans.
“It is not a difficult environment [to play in]”Barkley declared during the pre-match broadcast in reference to the Kaseya Center, the original arena of the Heat.” It is not a difficult environment. “”
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The fame of fame then mentioned how the heat overcome the chances of the game tournament to go to the playoffs.
“Yeah, but it’s still not a hostile environment,” he added.
The former Phoenix Suns player, Charles Barkley, is present at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, January 21, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY SPORTS)
This is not the first time that Barkley has shared his disgust for Heat fans. After LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade have joined forces to Miami for the 2010-11 season, Barkley suggested that the Heat fans base was mainly made up of fans of time. Barkley also said that Heat fans were among the worst NBA.
The Heat lost match 3, 124-87, its worst defeat in the playoff series, and the CAVS took an advance in the 3-0 series. The CAVS took control with a race of 33-5 early, exceeded Miami 46-29 and preceded the heat 60-30 in the paint.
Cleveland goalkeeper Donovan Mitchell reacts after marked against Miami Heat in the third quarter of the first round of the NBA 2025 qualifiers in Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, April 26, 2025. (Sam Navarro / Imagn images)
“Our guys knew it was the key, bouncing and winning the battle of rebound,” said horsemen coach Kenny Atkinson. “We really executed defensively.”
Evan Mobley scored 19 points and Max Strus added 18 for Cleveland. Ty Jerome collected 13 points and 11 assists in 22 minutes.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra recognized adversity on the field that his team had to fight in recent weeks.
“Listen, our guys really want that, and it probably looks like our guys,” said Spoelstra. “But I know what our last six weeks look like, just to fight and scratch and climb to enter.”
Match 4 is scheduled for Monday.
