“You Average Five Points A Game. Shut The Hell Up” | Charles Barkley Comes For Kendrick Perkins’ NBA Career Over Team USA Basketball Dispute

One week after Team USA completed its mission of capturing its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal, there is still a lot of chatter about how they did so. Winning the gold in Paris was no easy feat, in fact it took a 17-point comeback against a game and very savvy Serbia squad in the semifinals to even reach the gold medal matchup against host nation France.  While the team didn’t pull away in that one either (winning 98-87) behind the magic of Steph Curry, they were able to hold off the Victor Wembanyama-led French team. Charles Barkley blasts Kendrick Perkins’ Team USA basketball take, telling the ESPN analyst, “You average 5 points a game. Shut The Hell Up.” (Photo: Getty Images) Overall, Team USA’s effort throughout totality of the tournament wasn’t nearly as dominant as many believed it would be. One person who wasn’t impressed by their performance was NBA legend Charles Barkley.  Barkley And Perkins Trade Barbs When the always outspoken Barkley mentioned that the team shouldn’t have any trouble in the Olympics, there were many who agreed. NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins wasn’t on board with the 1993 NBA MVP’s proclamation, calling it “asinine.” Perkins used the fact that...