Charles Barkley Responds To Backlash From Durant Criticism

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Charles Barkley responds to backlash from Kevin Durant criticism
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First of all, let’s get a couple misnomers. I got traded to Houston,” Barkley said, as transcribed by Pro Basketball Talk. “I didn’t get asked to go to Houston. First of all, I never asked to go to Houston.

“So, that notion — I’ve heard that several times, that I was chasing a ring. I never chased a ring.”
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“But the Suns traded me to Houston,” he said. “I wasn’t chasing a ring. … But this notion that I chased a ring in Houston — they traded me to Houston. I never said let me go play with old Clyde, old Hakeem and old Charles Barkley. So, that’s actually 100 percent not true.”
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Charles A Rocket Man Barkley Gets His Wish: A Trade To Houston
``I'm very excited,'' he told two Philly TV stations. ``Obviously, it's something I wanted to do. Houston was my first priority.''
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Phoenix reached the NBA Finals in 1993 before losing to the Bulls, but Barkley's relationship with the Suns soured last season, and he has said he would retire if they didn't trade him to a contender. In an interview with NBC during the NBA finals in June, Barkley said Houston was among the teams he would consider joining.

Barkley said he was pleased with the way the deal had worked out.

``I called the shots,'' he said. ``When push comes to shove, I think you have to stand up to the system.''
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jwinfield said:
Charles A Rocket Man Barkley Gets His Wish: A Trade To Houston
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this lyin ass b*stard :heh:
 
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