![]() ![]() S výkou 198 cm získával jako obránce vysoký poet mí pi doskoku. února 1963) je bývalý americký profesionální basketbalista, který hrál závodn v letech 19842000. Never miss a story - sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Barkley, who has enjoyed a successful career as an NBA analyst and commentator since he retired from the league, told Rooks that 'first and foremost,' his priority remains on doing his job. Charles Barkley (celým jménem Charles Wade Barkley, 20. Charles Barkley Slams Kendrick Perkins for Saying 'Race' Influenced NBA MVP Voting: 'Asinine, Silly, Stupid' Barkley said Perkins' suggestion that NBA voters selected Nikola Jokic for the award. "Does he even know how many White voters are out there? Or did he just pull it out of his ass? And if White voters want to vote only for White guys, why has a White guy only won it like five times in the last 30 years? Wouldn't the numbers be way worse?"īarkley told the radio hosts that after initially hearing about Perkins' comments, he "said this has to be one of the most stupid things I've ever heard." RELATED: Charles Barkley Wants American Companies to 'Get Off Their A-' and Endorse WNBA Playersīarkley, who called race a "touchy subject," said that both of Jokić's MVP awards were "well deserved" and questioned Perkins' claims that most voters are White. ![]() The radio hosts played a clip of Perkins saying, "When it comes to MVP voting, 80% of the voters are White Americans. You’re only voting for him because he’s black. Michael Chang/Getty, Chris Elise/NBAE via GettyĬharles Barkley had a lot to say after ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins suggested NBA voters have a racial bias towards two-time MVP Nikola Jokić.ĭuring a radio appearance on Denver's Altitude Sports Radio, Barkley, 60, called comments made by Perkins, 38, "asinine, silly, and stupid," after Perkins suggested that Jokić, who was named MVP the previous two seasons, won the award because he says it's a majority of White voters who determine the recipient. That was the opening Charles Barkley needed to mock the First Take dust-up and play off the white voters vote for white players theme.
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