Charles Barkley hilariously takes a shot at Steph Curry's place on the all-time scoring list
Charles Barkley has been taking shots at the Golden State Warriors since last season's playoffs. Barkley has gone back-and-forth with Steph Curry and other Warriors players. The Inside the NBA analyst continued his banter with Curry on Wednesday by taking a shot at his place on the all-time scoring list.
Barkley appeared on The Next Round and discussed getting passed by Russell Westbrook on the all-time scoring list. The former MVP explained that records are meant to be broken and the Inside the NBA crew likes to tease him about it.
"The guys love to have fun every time somebody passes me," Barkley said. "It's pretty cool. It was a blast, but records are made to be broken."
When he learned that he has 3,000 points more than Curry, Barkley hilariously took a shot at the four-time champ:
"I got 3,000 more points than Steph? What a bum!"
Updated Sir Charles on where he stands in the @NBA Scoring Leader Rankings…whatcha think @StephenCurry30?
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Charles Barkley is currently 29th on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 23,757 points. On the other hand, Steph Curry is 10 places behind at No. 39 with 20,943 points. It is safe to assume that Curry could pass Barkley in a few years if he stays healthy.
Other active players who could pass "Sir Charles" include Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns, DeMar DeRozan of the Chicago Bulls and Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Charles Barkley and Steph Curry's playful banter at the 2022 American Century Championships
Charles Barkley and Steph Curry were among the 87 participants in last year's American Century Championships. Barkley proclaimed at the start of the tournament that he'll finish in the Top 70 for the first time ever. However, Curry took the opportunity to take a shot at Chuck after learning of his remarks.
"No, hell no. Clip that, send it to him, let him play it on every tee box," Curry said. "There's no way he's doing it. As much faith as Chuck has had in the Warriors and jump-shooting teams winning championships, that's the least amount of faith I have in him hitting the Top 70."
Steph Curry has ZERO faith in Charles Barkley's golf game 😂
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Charles Barkley had a funnier response to Steph Curry's comments the next day. Barkley called the greatest shooter ever as a "flash in the pan" and the third-best shooter in his family behind Dell and Seth Curry.
"That's pretty harsh criticism coming from the third-best shooter in his own family," Barkley said. "First all, he's a flash in the pan. I never thought he's gonna amount to anything and so far I'm correct. But he's the third-best shooter in his family, so he don't have much room to talk."
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