TV BEEF
Charles Barkley goes on savage rant at ESPN rival Kendrick Perkins and tells him to ‘shut the hell up’ as feud escalates
Barkley wasn't happy with Team USA's basketball performance
TEAM USA basketball won gold at the Paris Olympics in a tough tournament that almost saw them get upset.
Even though their battle is over, there is still some fighting going on in the aftermath back home.
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Charles Barkley wasn't happy with Team USA's performance, even though they won gold.
They were nearly upset by Serbia in the semi-finals, and Barkley thought that was unacceptable for a team of Team USA's caliber.
Kendrick Perkins didn't agree with Barkley's take and blasted him for it.
Barkley was made aware of this and quickly ended the beef by destroying Perkins.
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"First of all, listen, don't bring up a guy who averaged five points a game," Barkley said.
"I'm not gonna stoop to his level. You average five points a game, shut the hell up!"
Despite Perkins winning one championship versus Barkley's zero, Barkley undeniably had a better NBA career.
Barkley averaged 22.1 points per game versus Perkins' 5.4.
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He also averaged more rebounds and assists per game than Perkins did.
In fact, Barkley leads Perkins in almost every statistical category except for blocks per game, in which Perkins has .4 more.
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Barkley also made 11 All-NBA teams, 11 All-Star teams, and was named MVP in the 1992-93 season.
Of course, Barkley also made the Hall of Fame, an accolade Perkins never received.
NBA fans appeared to take Barkley's side in the beef as well, and flamed Perkins on social media.
"Kendrick Perkins is in no position to criticize any player for their performance. He was a bonified scrub," one fan said.
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"If I’m Perk, I’m hanging it up. No coming back from that," another fan said.
"Charles wasn't wrong here," a third fan said.
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"Omg I'm with Barkley ; Perkins was an awful player. Sat the bench most of the time lol," a fourth fan said.
"Seeing this confirms I’m on the right side of this beef," a fifth fan said.
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