Charles Barkley heavily criticized the Los Angeles Lakers after their 118-97 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, calling them 'stinky' and lacking athleticism.
On Tuesday night, Charles Barkley went off on the current state of the Los Angeles Lakers following their 118-97 loss to the Mavericks. 'The Lakers stink, plain and simple,' the 1993 MVP said. 'We got to speak about them because the media is infatuated with the Lakers . But the Lakers are not a good team. They have zero athletic ability. When you watched them, Jason Kidd coached a masterpiece tonight.
' Mavs duo Quentin Grimes and PJ Washington combined for 45 points and Dallas knocked down 18 of their 38 attempts from beyond the arc. LeBron James finished with a respectable 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, as well as a highlight-reel dunk, but it was not enough to make the game even remotely close. With the loss, the Lakers dropped to 20-16 in 36 games, good enough for the sixth seed in the loaded Western Conference. They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak and, as currently constructed, look a million miles away from competing for a championship. 'I mean, it sucks, obviously, especially knowing where we were and how well we've been playing,' LeBron said after the game.'I felt like they just put people in pick-and-roll who they wanted in pick-and-roll and they tried to exploit matchups. And when we got into rotations, we didn't make enough second efforts.' Physicality and effort, particularly on the defensive end, have been a problem for the Lakers all season long. Barkley took issue with Redick's suggestion that some television analysts hurt NBA viewership by criticising the product itself.'I heard JJ Redick said something about me,' Barkley said during recent Inside the NBA highlights between the Celtics and Timberwolves
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