The longstanding feud between Nets star Kevin Durant and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley could by no means finish.
In response to Barkley saying that athletes “deserve some preferential remedy” with Corona Virus vaccines as a result of they pay excessive taxes, Durant responded on Instagram, “I don’t know why they nonetheless ask for this fool’s opinion.”
The NBA has mentioned it gained’t soar the road to get its gamers inoculated.
On Friday, Durant appeared to take one other shot at Barkley, writing on Instagram, “Them outdated heads have to go take pleasure in retirement.”
Durant was responding to a social media submit that requested why gamers immediately are “so delicate” when given constructive criticism by legends of the sport.
Barkley, an analyst for TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” has been a critic of Durant ever for the reason that 32-year-old ahead signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2016 — a transfer bemoaned by many as a result of the previous MVP was becoming a member of a group that gained 73 video games the season prior.
Durant gained two championships in three seasons with the Warriors earlier than signing a four-year, $164 million contract with the Nets in 2019.
Earlier this season, the 57-year-old Barkley advised Durant’s teammate and shut buddy Kyrie Irving to “shut the hell up and speak basketball” after Irving briefly boycotted the media.
Per week later, Barkley performed a postgame interview with Durant, who confirmed his displeasure by holding his head down and responding with one-word solutions.
