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There is nothing not awkward about this exchange between Charles Barkley and Draymond Green.<\/p>\n
The Warriors star got a tad defensive when the basketball Hall of Famer said that Golden State is \u201ccooked\u201d this season during the NBA All-Star broadcast. <\/p>\n
Watch an average of 9 LIVE NBA Regular Season games per week on ESPN on Kayo Sports on ESPN on Kayo Sports. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now ><\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Green was serving as a sideline reporter and Barkley and the \u201cInside the NBA\u201d crew were commentating on the festivities, which aired on TBS and TNT.<\/p>\n \u201cI hate to say it, but the Golden State Warriors are cooked,\u201d Barkley said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s crazy,\u201d Green replied. <\/p>\n \u201cYou said that last year, but we all know you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n When Barkley denied Green\u2019s claim, the Warriors forward fired back: \u201cYou said it every year. You said it every year since I\u2019ve been in the league.\u201d<\/p>\n Barkley continued to disagree, saying, \u201cThat\u2019s not true, but y\u2019all are cooked now \u2026 y\u2019all are done \u2026 I\u2019m telling you, y\u2019all are done.\u201d<\/p>\n LeBron, Tatum & Ja put on a dunk show | 00:37<\/p>\n MORE COVERAGE Celtics gun\u2019s record All-Star feat, LeBron\u2019s streak ends amid injury concerns for him AND Giannis<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n Green hit back with a jab about Barkley never winning a championship in his career.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is crazy \u2026 Are we? \u2026 That\u2019s four ahead of you, boss,\u201d Green said, referring to his number of championship rings.<\/p>\n Barkley apparently went on to say that Golden State\u2019s younger core has yet to step up in a big way this season while the team\u2019s stars are getting older \u2014 adding that All-Star point guard, Stephen Curry, is \u201cstarting to break down.\u201d <\/p>\n Curry has missed 20 of the Warriors\u2019 58 games this season and is currently out with a leg injury.<\/p>\n Green didn\u2019t like that comment.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s starting to break down? He got hit in the knee and hurt his knee!\u201d Green said. <\/p>\n \u201cHe didn\u2019t just get hurt. He also got his arm snatched back, they\u2019re contact injuries. Thank God he don\u2019t look like you in Houston.\u201d<\/p>\n The tense exchange occurred when Barkley rehashed a comment made by Grizzlies star Ja Morant during a sideline interview with Green.<\/p>\n At one point in the All-Star game, Green asked Morant if he was still not worried about any teams in the Western Conference following the NBA trade deadline on February 9. <\/p>\n The Nets traded Kevin Durant to the Suns on the night before the 3pm deadline.<\/p>\n \u201cDefinitely you got to look at Phoenix now with adding KD,\u201d Morant said. <\/p>\n \u201cObviously, we can\u2019t shy away from y\u2019all [the Warriors]. Everybody knows y\u2019all are always in contention \u2026 still Boston, man.<\/p>\n \u201cBut yeah, I\u2019m still fine in the west.\u201d<\/p>\n The defending champion Warriors are sitting in the ninth spot in the Western Conference with a 29-29 record.<\/p>\n Golden State defeated the Celtics in six games in the 2022 NBA Finals, which secured their fourth championship in eight seasons.<\/p>\n Green signed a multi-year contract with Turner in January 2022 and is expected to join the \u201cInside the NBA\u201d team whenever his playing career concludes.<\/p>\n This story originally appeared on the New York Post<\/a> and has been reposted with permission<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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