All of last season and even now, Charles Barkley has been nagging Kevin Durant nonstop. As you may be aware, the former MVP had asked for a trade earlier in the offseason, but the Brooklyn Nets were unable to come to an agreement on a workable trade.
KD once insisted on being chosen over the franchise’s front office and training staff.
However, the “bus drivergood”‘s fortune ran short as teams failed to offer enough resources to match his value. Ownership, General Manager Sean Marks, Head Coach Steve Nash, and the previous champion all concurred to run it back over a week ago. The Slim Reaper will make good on the terms of his $198 million deal.
Kevin Durant is still being criticized by Charles Barkley
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Kevin Durant is still being criticized by Charles Barkley, who calls him a failure.
Charles Barkley’s criticism stems from a feeling that Kevin Durant is stirring up unnecessary controversy.
Chuck stated, “All the old guys, he gets furious when we say it, but he piggybacked on the Warriors to win his first two championships. But if you go back and look at his career, as the best player and being the leader and all that goes with that, he’s been an awful failure.
He has failed every time he has been expected to be the team’s greatest player and leader
on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. He has failed every time he has been expected to be the team’s greatest player and leader. That’s how the older males here feel about him.
“He appears like an unhappy person.
I nicknamed him Mr. Miserable,” he continued. He will never be content. He has received everything on a silver platter from everyone. They adored him. He was the man in Oklahoma City, and he controlled the entire state.
Even if he overtakes them and wins back-to-back championships, he is still not satisfied. He next travels to Brooklyn. He receives all he desires, yet he is still unhappy.
After making his remarks, Charles Barkley faced a lot of backlash for referring to KD as an “abject failure.” Fans were quick to criticize the Hall of Famer’s faults because he was unable to win a championship.
Given that nobody really knows what transpired between the Nets and KD to cause the issue, Chuck may have taken his view a little too far. Here are some comments made by fans.