Charles Barkley makes emotional admission about Victor Wembanyama

Charles Barkley References Rockets 1995 Title in Defense of Spurs' Victor Wembanyama

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley took to San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama's defense, citing the Houston Rockets' 1995 championship against Shaquille O'Neal and the Orlando Magic as an example of youth and natural unreadiness.

Charles Barkley makes emotional admission about Victor Wembanyama

Regardless of the outcome of the NBA Finals, it appears the NBA has found the face of the league for years to come.

Charles Barkley gets emotional about future of the NBA

Credit: ESPNCharles Barkley can’t help but get emotional when he thinks about the future of the NBA being in the hands of Victor Wembanyama. While some have questioned whether the next face of the NBA has to be an American-born player, Barkley seems sold on the 7-foot-5 “Alien” from France. Barkley joined Mike Greenberg on ESPN’s Get Up Friday morning to preview Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and he admitted to recently getting emotional about Wemban…

Charley Barkley gets emotional in discussing future of NBA

Charles Barkley has never been shy about criticizing the modern NBA. That’s why his recent comments about Victor Wembanyama stood out. Appearing on ESPN’s Get Up before Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Barkley admitted he became emotional watching Wembanyama after the Spurs advanced past Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals. ESPN/Screenshot “The emotion that kid showed after Game 7, it almost brought tears to my eyes,” Barkley said. For Barkl…