Charles Barkley, who is known for getting annoyed by Shaquille O’Neal’s rings, made a brutal statement on Kevin Durant a while ago. Barkley believes that Durant is a ‘bus rider’, basically calling him out for not handling pressure. KD lost to the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. This early exit was a 4-0 sweep and a great upset.

Durant has 2 rings and 2 Finals MVPs under his name. He was the primary scorer for the Warriors right from the first postseason in 2017. Though after getting swept by the Celtics, fans and critics have questioned his performance. While Barkley is not a fan of Durant after his defeat, Gilbert Arenas had some words for him.

Gilbert Arenas reminded Chuck of the Michael Jordan curse

In an interview with VladTV Arenas reminded Chuck of Shaq’s teasing. Every time the two would argue, Shaq would pull his rings out to silence Chuck. Barkley never won over Michael Jordan. In 1993, Charles and the Suns took on the Bulls, but this time it was not Michael Jordan who taught him a lesson. Scottie Pippen was the one to shut Barkley’s trash talking.

Arenas thinks that old school players have a problem with their lack of achievements. He says that Barkley can’t say anything against KD, as at the end of the day he is calling out someone who has won 2 rings. It is true that Barkley was an amazing player. His stats are amazing and he was a dominant force, but all he lacks is a ring. Gilbert, who also does not have a ring, explains this with confidence. Arenas was a phenomenal player himself. He?averaged 27 points on 43% shooting from the field in his prime.

He reminded Chuck that even he had to be a bus rider when he went to play for Portland and Rockets. Arenas said, “So when all these guys thought ‘Oh I didn’t go try to win it’, yeah you did. You tried to go to Portland. I mean Houston, you went to Houston and try to win a championship, just didn’t work.”

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Barkley tried to go for a run with Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler. He played 3 seasons in Houston and was joined by Scottie Pippen in his second year. But unfortunately, he couldn’t even get close to winning a ring in the last stop of his career.

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