WEBVTT - Charles Barkley said WHAT about LeBron?!!?

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<v Speaker 1>So Charles Barkley doesn't think Lebron James is as good

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<v Speaker 1>as Kobe Bryant. He is a ride or die Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan guy. As we know, which is that's normal, but

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<v Speaker 1>the whole shade about Lebron being worse than Kobe. In

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<v Speaker 1>a recent interview with Bob Costas on HBO, Charles Barkley

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<v Speaker 1>was asked where Lebron. I love these things. I love

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<v Speaker 1>it when it's like, let's just ask him where they

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<v Speaker 1>rank everyone. He asked him where Lebron James compares to

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<v Speaker 1>Kobe and MJ. Probably the most popular banal argument of

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<v Speaker 1>all time just keeps being used over and over and

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<v Speaker 1>over again, rinse and repeat. He said, though, in fairness, Hugh,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even put Lebron past Kobe. Let's get that

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<v Speaker 1>out of the way. Lebron has stacked his teams. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>be realistic. The struggle is part of your legacy? Is

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<v Speaker 1>that true?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think the struggle is part of your legacy?

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<v Speaker 2>It can be sort of. I don't completely.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I disagree with the way he said it,

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<v Speaker 1>but I understand what he means.

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<v Speaker 2>If that makes sense. Yeah, See, we gotta kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like go off of.

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<v Speaker 1>Just the ridiculousness of that statement, which is people say

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a Lebron hater because I make fun of Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>a lot because he's corny and he brings it on himself.

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<v Speaker 1>But in terms of the caliber of play that he

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<v Speaker 1>puts out on the floor a night in a night,

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<v Speaker 1>eight out basis, that's not true in the least.

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<v Speaker 2>Like to say Lebron James.

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<v Speaker 1>Just always had super teams and they were always stacked.

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<v Speaker 1>He's always had a plethora of great talent around him

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<v Speaker 1>is just a lie.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just a complete lie.

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<v Speaker 1>Those tea, those Cleveland teams, the early ones where he

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<v Speaker 1>was overperforming, those teams were trash.

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James literally carried those.

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<v Speaker 1>Teams for years and they were not going to change

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<v Speaker 1>anything until he left. Let's look at the tape two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and five, two thousand and six, twenty one year

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<v Speaker 1>old Lebron wins fifty games with Ronald Murray and Larry

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<v Speaker 1>Hughes as the number two and number three options.

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<v Speaker 2>I like Larry Hughes, whatever, like.

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<v Speaker 1>The super team with Ronald Murray and Larry is losing

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<v Speaker 1>seven second round of the Pistons, the best team in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>Two thousand and six.

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<v Speaker 1>Two thousand and seven, twenty three year old Lebron James

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<v Speaker 1>takes the Calves to the finals against the Spurs with

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<v Speaker 1>a starting lineup of Lebron, Daniel Gibson, Drew Gooden, Ilgauskiz

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<v Speaker 1>and Sasha Pavlovich.

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<v Speaker 2>What a stud team that was. Sasha Pavlovitch is always

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<v Speaker 2>the guy when you see on Twitter's like name the

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<v Speaker 2>most random NBA player you can your head.

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<v Speaker 1>That's always two thousand and eight, two thousand and nine,

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron loses in the Eastern Conference Finals and six to Orlando,

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<v Speaker 1>with Moe Williams Delante Fuck your Mom.

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<v Speaker 2>West as the next highest scores.

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<v Speaker 1>Two thousand and nine ten, Calves losing the Semis to

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<v Speaker 1>the Celtics in six. His court mates again Mo Williams,

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<v Speaker 1>Anton Jamison, Anthony Parker and Andy Verjal.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, these are trash ass teams. It was only

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<v Speaker 2>after Dan.

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<v Speaker 1>Gilbert literally refused to surround him with any winning players

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<v Speaker 1>at all that PROBM was like, Yeah, I think this

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<v Speaker 1>is good.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been a long time coming. Two thousand and three

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty ten. I think I'm good. I think I'm good,

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<v Speaker 2>and so yeah, MG had some bad teams.

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<v Speaker 1>But to say that Lebron has always just stacked, had

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<v Speaker 1>no adversity.

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<v Speaker 2>His legacy is just sullied by tons of.

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<v Speaker 1>All Stars and all NBA caliber players being around him

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<v Speaker 1>and him just recruiting them all to Cleveland. Like even

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<v Speaker 1>when he came back to Cleveland, there were some rough years.

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<v Speaker 1>There are those years after Kyrie left rough rough. Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Love is not the same player this It was bad.

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<v Speaker 1>It was j R.

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<v Speaker 2>Smith.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, come on now, it was emon shot. It

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<v Speaker 1>was it was Richard Jefferson who was on one side

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<v Speaker 1>of his body left.

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<v Speaker 2>It was Jared Dudley, James Jones, James Jones, Mike.

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<v Speaker 1>His back from the heat. It is bad, still bad.

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<v Speaker 1>No one wanted to win more than Jordan. And I

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<v Speaker 1>bet you if Lebron, if Michael Jordan was in Lebron's shoes,

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<v Speaker 1>he would have gone to Miami too.

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<v Speaker 2>He would have gone to Miami two