“Young Black Kid Gets Shot”: Grief-Stricken Charles Barkley Pours His Heart Out for Gun Violence Victims Yet Again

A number of brutal and horrific shooting incidents have taken the country by storm over the past few days. NBA legend Charles Barkley and NBA on TNT host Ernie Johnson addressed the shootings with heavy hearts and called out the nation’s politicians in no uncertain terms. Barkley seemed very distressed about the set of shootings and provided a scathing social commentary followed by a passionate call to action to rectify these issues in our society while remembering the victims.

The incident involving a 16-year-old boy being shot for knocking on the wrong door left Barkley distraught, in particular, as the 1993 MVP gave his thoughts on the incident.

Charles Barkley vehemently condemns the distressing situation in the country

NBA legend Charles Barkley is one of the most vocal personalities in the NBA when it comes to speaking out against social injustice. Although some of his takes have landed him in trouble, Barkley is not one to stay put.

On the latest episode of The Steam Room podcast, the former Philadelphia 76ers legend talked about three shooting incidents that have gripped the country in horror. Barkley said, “There have been three shootings, they’re really like, man, what the hell is going on in the world? We had the young black kid get shot because he knocked on the wrong door. No questions asked, just shot through the door!“

This incident took place in Kansas City. Thankfully, the victim is stable now and is recovering well. Meanwhile, Barkley also touched on the incident in his  home state of Alabama, where a reported shooting occurred during a Sweet 16 party. The tragedy took the lives of four people and left multiple injured. 

“It breaks your heart and I’m to the point now, I’m not gonna take this sh*t anymore,” said Barkley. The Phoenix Suns legend asserted that he is not going to just sit back and let these incidents continue. In fact, he refused to let the sheer number of these incidents numb his sense of horror.

The 60-year-old also called out the nation’s politicians and demanded that they get themselves together and find a solution once and for all.

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Chuck once expressed his concern for youngster involved in a gun crime

Brandon Miller of Alabama State had landed himself in some deep trouble a while ago. The youngster, according to some allegations against him, delivered a gun to Darius Miles, who then instructed his accomplice to commit a crime using the same gun.

Following the investigation, Miller received a lot of flak from around the country and Barkley also chimed in on the debate. On an earlier episode of The Steam Room podcast, Jay Wright joined the crew.

While talking to the former NCAA coach, Barkley asked, “My question with Alabama is the Miller situation gonna be so much of a distraction. Are they gonna be able to pull it together? “

This came weeks before the Alabama Crimson Tide crashed out of March Madness. Although they were the top seed this year, off-court issues certainly played a role in their dismal performance.

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