Charles Barkley hopes LeBron James retires soon: ‘I saw Michael Jordan with the Wizards and it was not pretty’

“I think there’s a lot of uncertainty coming out of that organization,” Green said on The Draymond Green Show. What’s going to happen with Darvin Ham? Me personally, I think it’ll wrong to fire him for multiple reasons. “However, he’ll catch a lot of flack for the season that they had. But their roster didn’t get better than last year and they were a play-in team. Yeah, they made it to the Conference Finals with LeBron James and Anthony Davis playing the way that they were playing, but they didn’t get better. “They lost Dennis Schroder. I don’t think they replaced him well. Gabe Vincent didn’t bring anything to the season. Obviously he was hurt. But even once he got in, he didn’t shoot the ball well. Schroder was huge for them and they lost him… -via TalkBasket / May 2, 2024

The four-time NBA champion has until June 29 to opt in. Despite the contractual uncertainty, the overall view is that James will opt out and re-sign with the Lakers. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green holds a similar view. While admitting that LeBron’s decision is not known, Green expects him to remain a Laker. “I don’t quite see him leaving L.A. Just don’t really see it. Just my opinion. But we shall see what happens with that,” Green said on The Draymond Green Show. -via TalkBasket / May 2, 2024

ClutchPoints: “The big is 5-6 steps behind, & as Steph is coming off the PnR, he has the separation to shoot, but the overreaction from the big, & [he] just drops it in the pocket.” LeBron James on being late on a Steph Curry pick-and-roll 🗣 (via @mindthegamepod) pic.twitter.com/IV61VG01Kj -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 1, 2024

When pressed about keeping the band of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal, he said: “It’s not that important to me. Me and Ernie [Johnson] were planning on leaving. We were planning on leaving soon anyway…’cause Ernie want wanted to retire. “But when Amazon said they were interested in the NBA, we clearly had to listen,” Barkley added. “In my conversations with people, I don’t know if they want the whole team or not… I made sure I looked out for myself. -via Clutch Points / May 2, 2024

In an interview with ESPN Cleveland, the 16-year pro basketball veteran and now Inside the NBA co-host said when he signed a contract extension with TNT Sports, he had certain provisions baked in his deal that will allow him to become a free agent and move to a different network covering the NBA (starting at the 8:38 mark). “Obviously we saw it, and it’s a really big deal. And I covered my a**, to be honest with you…I just signed a 10-year deal two years ago, and one of the things I did [was to] put an opt-out [clause] after a couple of years [just] in case…it comes to this situation,” Barkley said in the interview. “I just want to make sure I look out for myself. I sit back [and] listen, I’m going to see what happens.” -via Clutch Points / May 2, 2024

Duane Rankin: “You sitting there saying, Darvin Ham needs to get fired, Frank Vogel needs to get fired. Who put them trash ass teams together need to get fired. They didn’t just all the sudden suck as coaches. People who put them teams together should start packing.” Charles Barkley. #Suns pic.twitter.com/23AbQdNoTy -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / May 2, 2024

Justin Kubatko: Luka Doncic last night: 35 PTS 10 AST 7 REB It’s his 20th 30-point playoff game, a mark he reached in 33 games. The only players in NBA history to do so in fewer games are Michael Jordan (28), Wilt Chamberlain (29), and Elgin Baylor (31). More: statitudes.com/p/nba-game-not… pic.twitter.com/FVPH4cg5hz -via Twitter @jkubatko / May 2, 2024

ClutchPoints: Shaq: “Who does Anthony Edwards remind you of?” Mike Conley: “A young Michael Jordan. He’s unbelievable… I think he thinks he’s the best player ever to play the game.” (via @NBAonTNT) pic.twitter.com/p1SsUv5N0W -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 1, 2024

ClutchPoints: Shannon Sharpe: “Michael Jordan’s son is dating Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife… Would you feel some type of way?” Charles Barkley: “Hell yeah!… I feel bad for [them]. That is so messy… Their relationship will never be the same.” (via @ClubShayShay) pic.twitter.com/6YMHdyYd4I -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 1, 2024