But it won’t be the same as leading your team where you’re the bus driver instead of the bus rider. And he could, when his contract is up, go join one of these super teams and get a championship. The Phoenix Suns player, 34, was asked about having a conversation with Barkley, 60, after the Suns played the. I’m sure Chris Paul wants to win a championship. Kevin Durant doesnt plan on sitting down with Charles Barkley to settle their feud.

Everybody wants to win.īarkley suggested it was better to be driving the bus than riding in the back.

But there is this thing that started with this new generation where these guys feel so much pressure. We could have played with some of those other guys and kind of cheated our way to a championship. “I’m pretty sure Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone and John Stockton – we think we’re pretty damn good. In Arizona, a potential Kevin Durant trade to the Phoenix Suns went out the window this week. “We develop this thing where you keep telling these guys, hey man, if you don’t win a championship you’re a bum. Barkley, however, said truly great players were not judged by how many medals they won, but how they made teams better. Because just like it meant more to LeBron to win one in Cleveland, it would mean more to Kevin to win one in Oklahoma than it would be in Golden State.”ĭurant’s nine seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder netted him seven All-Star selections, one MVP award and one NBA finals appearance – but the championship remains elusive. just disappointed from a competitive standpoint. However, the Brooklyn Nets forward recently. But just disappointed with the fact that he weakened another team and he’s gonna kind of gravy train on a terrific Warriors team. Kevin Durant and Charles Barkley go on a long bus ride. NBA great Charles Barkley previously said that 12-time All-Star Kevin Durant was an insecure player at times. “Kevin is a terrific player, he’s a good kid. I was disappointed like I was disappointed when LeBron went to Miami. If he’s arguing with these teenagers online, he’s not going to be able to deal with that New York media.” Of course, as we now know it was just weeks later that Durant signed with the Brooklyn Nets and the rest is history.Barkley, an 11-time All-Star who never won an NBA title, told ESPN Radio: “I was disappointed. Kevin Durant shook up the NBA landscape by announcing Monday on the Players Tribune that he will sign with the Golden State Warriors, though the former MVP. “I think that would be the toughest aspect. I don’t know if you’re made for New York City,’” Barkley said at the time. You also got some of the thinnest skin I’ve ever seen. “ Well, I’d say, ‘Kevin, you’re one of the greatest players I’ve ever seen. It was in fact four years ago, when Barkley first gave his opinion on K.D., who at the time was deciding on where he would go in free agency. Welcome to The ETCs Podcast, where Kevin Durant, Eddie Gonzalez, and special guests will have candid conversations about the best of sports, music, entertainment and culture. With a well documented history of hooks and jabs, the two stars have never been best of friends. Barkley vs Durant: A history of animosity “This ain’t gettin tiring chuck? I’ll never respect the words that come out ya mouth fam just deal with it,” Durant tweeted. Charles Barkley used his wide body to control the low post and garner the. Needless to say, it wasn’t long before Durant himself took to social media to respond to Barkley’s dig. Kevin Durant strikes in opponents' hearts. He’s part of that generation who thinks he can’t be criticized,” Barkley said when describing the former league MVP. Durant has been quick to swipe back at Barkley’s commentary. Kevin Durant, then of the Golden State Warriors, right, talks with Charles Barkley after Game Four of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. He's part of that generation who thinks he can't be criticized,” Charles Barkley said of 13-time NBA All-Star star Kevin Durant. Durant's mention of 'G-14 Classification' is a direct reference to Barkley's role on 'Inside the NBA.' Shaquille O'Neal, who took the phrase from the movie 'Rush Hour,' uses the term to separate.

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