Suns’ Dillon Brooks addresses rescinded technical foul
Phoenix Suns’ Dillon Brooks reacts to the NBA rescinding another technical foul, Charles Barkley’s All-Star endorsement and “The Villain” t-shirts.
Hall of Famer Charles Barkley took issue with ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania breaking the news on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning a second straight MVP award before Amazon Prime was scheduled to announce it later on Sunday evening, May 17.
“You know, I like (Charania) a lot, but I didn’t like that leaking,” said Barkley during an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina that posted May 21 on YouTube. “That network paid $2.5 billion for the next 11 years; 2.5 was the reason we lost the NBA because we couldn’t come up with $2.5 billion for 11 years.”
The NBA partnered with Walt Disney (ESPN), NBC Universal and Amazon Prime on an 11-year deal for $76 billion through the 2035-36 season.
ESPN reported July 11, 2024, the NBA declined to accept Warner Bros. Discovery’s (TNT) $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.
TNT Sports and ESPN reached an agreement in November 2024 that TNT’s award-winning “Inside the NBA” with host Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal and Barkley would air exclusively on ESPN and ABC beginning this 2025-26 season.
Barkley said the NBA should be “embarrassed” the NBA MVP winner was reported before Amazon Prime was able to announce it leading up to its broadcast of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons on May 17.
“I think the NBA should be embarrassed that got out,” Barkley continued. “You know, you can’t charge these networks that much money and then don’t give them some exclusives on some things. I mean, I just think that’s unfair.”
Barkley also talked with Traina about the conference finals, Draymond Green dissing him about the state of the Golden State Warriors and finally reconnecting with close friend, Michael Jordan.
On Eastern Conference finals series as New York rallied from 22 points down in the fourth quarter to steal Game 1 from the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime, 115-104, May 19: “I picked Cleveland coming in. They make me nervous man. You talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, they are the ultimate Jekyll and Hyde team, but you know what, worst case scenario, I’m not going to lie, I don’t think it’d be the worst thing in the world for the Knicks to get to the finals. I think it’d be great for the NBA.”
The Knicks and Cavs play Game 2 on May 21, in Madison Square Garden in New York.
On potential fallout from Green saying the goal for the Warriors “is not to look like (Barkley) in a Rockets” uniform in reference to the end of Barkley’s NBA playing career with the Houston Rockets: “I was surprised so many people came to my defense. I’m not sensitive. I say stuff about players all the time. I hope they don’t take it personally. I know they have at certain times because I’ve gotten calls from them or their agent or they’ve taken a shot on me on Twitter or something like that, but I don’t overreact when guys get mad.”
Barkley continued by saying he didn’t get mad with Green taking a shot at him.
“I’ve said this before. I was embarrassed my last two years in Houston because I was shot. I didn’t play well at all. People were pointing out those two years I felt like I was shot they were better than Draymond’s career numbers, but nah, i didn’t take it personally. I don’t get sensitive. I can’t get on TV, radio, your podcast and say things about people and if they get mad or say something bad about me and act a little witchy. I didn’t take it personally.”
Barkley averaged 16.5 points and 12.2 rebounds in his four seasons (183 games) with the Rockets. The Suns traded Barkley to the Rockets in August 1996.
Barkley received his 11th and final All-Star nod in his first year in Houston in 1996-97. The Rockets lost to the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference finals that season.
On finally reconnecting with Michael Jordan though former Major League Baseball star Vince Coleman: “Vince has been in our inner circle 40 years. Vince was actually a neighbor of mine in Scottsdale and I played golf and Michael played with us all the time, but Vince has been a great friend for 40 years. Great, great friend. A neighbor of mine for probably 20 years.”
Barkley has maintained a residence in Phoenix as he won NBA MVP in his first season with the Suns in 1992-93, leading them to the 1993 finals. Phoenix lost to the Jordan and the three-peat Chicago Bulls in six games.
“How the thing came about, (Coleman) called me on the phone and I just saw his name,” Barkley continued. “This is how we talk to each other. Hey mother, what’s up mother (expletive). He said, ‘Hey, nah, it’s me, MJ.’ I said, ‘Hey man, what’s happening? How you doing?’ I don’t have any animosity towards that dude. I love him like a brother. He’s always been there for me. And then Vince was like, ‘Yo man, you two guys need to cut the bullshit. Ya’ll know ya’ll love each other. Ya’ll know ya’ll miss each other.’”
The Jordan-Barkley feud began more than a decade ago when Barkley criticized Jordan’s management and ownership of the then Charlotte Bobcats who are back to being the Hornets. He addressed the beef in an interview on 60 minutes in 2023.
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