Skip Bayless has had enough of Charles Barkley attacking him and has fired back at the former player-turned-analyst. Chuck was a guest on the Draymond Green podcast last week, lashing out at Bayless’ takes on several players like LeBron James and Aaron Rodgers every time he has a chance.
The 70-year-old and the former NBA MVP have engaged in a back and forth for many years, and the Fox Sports analyst finally responded, dedicating a one-hour podcast to reply to Chuck’s comments on his takes.
Via Fox Sports:
“This 15-year onslaught has amazed me, it has amused me, but it has always confounded me because for the life of me, I have no idea exactly why Charles wants to [hurt] me. … I don’t know Charles Barkley. I’ve never had a single conversation with Charles Barkley.”
“As God as my witness, I do not hate LeBron James, Charles Barkley. … But I have tried to tell the truth about LeBron as I see it. … The irony of all this is that Charles Barkley, to me, has been the one guy on TV who has, every once in a while, had the guts to criticize LeBron James when it is merited.”
Bayless then pointed out that while Barkley is quick to take issue with Bayless being critical of James, Green — whose podcast Barkley joined recently — disrespected James to the utmost degree during the 2016 NBA Finals.
“Draymond also took a shot at me concerning my criticism of LeBron. Well, wait a second — what was the turning point of the 2016 Finals? When Golden State was up 3-1? What happened in Game 4, Draymond? You got mad at LeBron, you screamed at him and called him a ‘b—-.’
“In the competitive world, man-to-man, you can’t really degrade a man much more than to call him a ‘b—-.’’
He ultimately tried to explain why Chuck is so jealous of him, calling him a fan that watches him every single day.
“This is just me, but I suspect that Charles is just jealous of me. I suspect that he watches me nearly every day on TV, and the things I say piss him off because in the end, he wishes he had thought of that and that he could say that on TV.
“Deep down, I have this feeling that Charles is afraid to ever try to get to know me because he’s afraid he just might like me.”
This wasn’t the end for Bayless, as he doubled down on these comments on today’s edition of FS1’s Undisputed, stating that he only says the truth about LeBron, Rodgers, and all the players he criticizes while challenging Chuck to make an appearance on his podcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X22RnkaYk3s
Bayless and Barkley are controversial and funny, but their bad blood isn’t something to laugh at. There are some issues they need to solve before things get out of control. Skip will keep criticizing LeBron until he retires, while Chuck will keep calling the analyst out for his antics until he retires.
