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Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley sincerely talked Friday about how players in today’s NBA could get big and it all was about who’s on the bench.
Barkley complained about how coaches treat NBA players today, suggesting that some are “afraid of training” because of how much money players earn.
“I think the biggest thing you need to be a big player is having a good coaching staff. It’s probably the most important thing – the coaching staff,” Barkley explained at “The Dan Patrick Show.” “I think more players are being ruined by bad coaching staff … because coaches are feuds. They are afraid of training.
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Phoenix Suns Frem Charles Barkley against the Portland Trail Blazers at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore., In 1994. (US Today Sports)
“Like, I would have a Pat Riley. I had a good coach, Billy Cunningham, a Gregg Popovich, but most of the coaches today are they sweep because the players make so much money. They don’t have them under control. The players are driving the team. Route that will get him to get something than anything in the way we’ve taken something in that way.
US Spider Charles Barkley against Argentina during 1992 -Tournament in America at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore., July 3, 1992. (US Today Sports)
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Barkley spoke with Patrick at the American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Tournament in Lake Tahoe. The annual event took place this weekend and former NHL star Joe Pavelski took the trophy home.
Charles Barkley at Edgewood Tahoe to the American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Tournament 10 July 2025. (Jim Krajewski/RGJ/US Today Network via Imag images)
The former Phoenix Suns star ended tied to 69. Despite most of the Bettors, bet he would win the tournament.
