Hall of Fame forward Charles Barkley went hard after the Los Angeles Lakers and their coach, J.J. Redick, while appearing on Inside the NBA last week.
This whole mess started with everyone weighing in on what has been a 3% decline in NBA ratings from last year, sharing their opinions for why what is really not that significant of a drop could occur. It was made worse when Barkley caught wind of a comment Redick made last month about the league's broadcast partners not doing a great job celebrating the game. And honestly it may never end because the topic is a natural jumping-off point for anyone with a podcast microphone.
