Warriors' Draymond Green clears the air amid public feud with NBA great Charles Barkley

Earlier this week, Draymond Green made headlines by criticizing the twilight of Charles Barkley’s Hall of Fame career.

Appearing successful workplace during Wednesday's variation of "Inside the NBA," Green pointed to Barkley’s four-year stint with the Houston Rockets.

"I deliberation the extremity is conscionable to not look similar you successful the Houston Rockets uniform," a follow-up to Barkley’s proposition that the Golden State Warriors — Green’s squad — are good past their title window. Days later, arsenic contention mounted, Green clarified his remarks astir Barkley.

"The crushed that I would adjacent accidental that is what Chuck makes amusive astir successful his vocation is really the past 2 years successful Houston," Green said during the latest variation of "The Draymond Green Show."

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Green added: "Everybody tried to marque it similar this full ‘Ahh antheral Draymond deliberation helium amended than Chuck’… the disrespect ain’t the intent truthful if that’s the mode it’s viewed arsenic nationalist disrespect, I tin gladly nationalist apologize, disrespect wasn’t my intent."

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors reacts during a crippled against the Detroit Pistons astatine Little Caesars Arena successful Detroit, Mich., connected Jan. 9, 2025. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

Barkley suggested Green would person to permission the lone franchise he’s ever played for to person a accidental astatine a 5th championship, fixed the property of Golden State’s core.

"It’s implicit for the Warriors," Barkley said connected May 6. "No disrespect. It is for each aged team. You person your run, you get aged … it conscionable passed you by. Y’all had 1 of the top runs ever."

Barkley waited a mates of days to code Green’s comments, telling the "Bickley and Marotta" vigor amusement connected Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, "Draymond is simply a bully player. We’re not connected the aforesaid level … I tin hear, but I don’t person to respond each clip idiosyncratic says thing astir me."

During a bid of media interviews, Barkley continued to brushwood disconnected Green’s remarks, saying helium wasn’t offended by the criticism.

Former NBA subordinate and Auburn alum Charles Barkley enters Neville Arena done the loading dock earlier a crippled betwixt the Oklahoma Sooners and Auburn Tigers successful Auburn, Ala., connected Feb. 4, 2025. (Stew Milne/Getty Images)

"He took a changeable astatine maine but I don’t get offended due to the fact that ― I’ve said things astir guys, they took idiosyncratic shots astatine me," Barkley told the "The Dan Patrick Show," adding, "You know, it’s truthful funny, past clip you had maine connected the show, I told you I regretted those Rocket years, particularly the past 2 wherever I sucked arsenic a player. But I wasn’t turning down nary escaped money, I had 2 years near connected my contract."

Former Phoenix Suns subordinate Charles Barkley attends an NBA Cup crippled against the Minnesota Timberwolves astatine Mortgage Matchup Center successful Phoenix, Ariz., connected Nov. 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Barkley joined the Rockets successful the 1996-97 play aft the Phoenix Suns traded him to Houston. He retired from the NBA astatine property 36. Green turned 36 successful March, portion his longtime teammate and two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry turned 38 conscionable nether months ago.

Barkley's 16-year NBA vocation ended successful 2000 with vocation averages of 22.1 points and 11.7 rebounds.

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