Strokovni komentator televizije TNT Charles Barkley je izzval negodovanje košarkarskih navijačev s primerjavo med Lukom Dončićem in Nikolo Jokićem.
Barkley je med prenosom tekme med Denverjem in Dallasom, ki jo je slednji dobil za točko, večkrat izpostavil pomen Jokićevih podaj, pri tem pa namigoval, da Dončić ne pripomore dovolj k razigravanju igralcev.
Ob tem je marsikdo le debelo pogledal, saj je Dončić na tekmi vpisal 12 podaj, medtem ko Jokić štiri manj. Tudi sicer sta Slovenec in Srb tako rekoč izenačena na lestvici najboljših podajalcev v letošnji sezoni - Jokić je z 8,9 podaje na visokem tretjem mestu, Dončić z 8,7 le mesto za njim.
Barkley je Slovencu med drugim očital, da bi moral žogo manj zadrževati v svoji posesti in jo z dolgimi podajami hitreje prenesti na drugo polovico igrišča. Uporabniki twitterja niso bili navdušeni.
"Barkley trdi, da Luka po skoku v obrambi nikoli ne poda dolge žoge. Točno to je počel proti Denverju," je zapisal nek navijač.
"Barkley: 'Kadar je Luka na parketu, Mavsi ne znajo igrati'. Luka: sedem podaj v prvem polčasu!" je poudaril drugi.
"Charles Barkley ne gleda Lukovih tekem," je dodal tretji.
"Chuck trdi, da se mora Luka naučiti podajati kot Joker. Ali gledamo isto tekmo? Ti fantje res ne gledajo tekem, kaj?"
"Ste videli, kako je Luka podal čez igrišče? To je tisto, česar po Barkleyjevih besedah nikoli ne naredi."
"Charles Barkley je obtičal na načinu 'neumen'."
"Pogovor se ne ujema s tem, kar smo pravkar gledali."
Še več kritik na Barkleyjev račun si preberite v priloženih objavah.
Charles Barkley doesn't watch full Luka games pic.twitter.com/SmwQiiqiF0
— TGK vs Jason Kidd (@TheGarciaKidd_) December 7, 2022
Charles Barkley- Luka needs to learn how to kick the ball up the court
— Sha - Lo (@bkdemocrat) December 7, 2022
Luka - https://t.co/XKE7Yvhm0H
Charles Barkley you big headed looking Ape you couldn't hold Luka Doncic's jock strap..Saying Luka needs to learn how to make more long passes what a fucking joke you are period... And you must be blind as a fucking Bat... LMAO"!
— Robert Buckler (@RobertBuckler11) December 7, 2022
“Mavs players don’t know how to play when Luka is on the court” - Barkley
— Glockoma (@GlockomaDFS) December 7, 2022
Luka: 7 assists at half
“Jokic makes his teammates better, roll the tape” - Shaq
Jokic: 4 assists at half
this conversation does not match what we just watched.
— SJ (@SJBasketball8) December 7, 2022
Charles Barkley is stuck on Stupid, with this Luka take. He can’t be watching every game. #NBAonTNT @NBAonTNT
— rodrigo (@Rigojra10) December 7, 2022
Y’all see how Luka passes the ball up the court. That’s what Barkley says he never does. @NBAonTNT
— Brandon Galloway (@bg901) December 7, 2022
Chuck just said Luka's gotta learn to kick the ball ahead like the Joker does. Are we watching the same game?! Those guys really don't watch any games, do they? https://t.co/NwWHUxSIPw
— Matej Sportinfo (@MatejSportinfo) December 7, 2022
I don't know what game that big headed looking gorilla Charles Barkley was watching tonight but when Luka wasn't handling the ball the Mavericks were a loose cannon with turning the ball over ......
— Robert Buckler (@RobertBuckler11) December 7, 2022
Luka Doncic fakes out the entire defense with this LASER to Christian Wood 😱
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) December 7, 2022
Is Luka the best passer in the NBA?pic.twitter.com/bfjBcMLySp
LD and DP are at it again 🔥 pic.twitter.com/UWIEBoRUcd
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 7, 2022
Once again, lazy media narrative. At least Reggie understood what he was watching. Chuck just talked about Luka not kicking the ball ahead after watching a half where he did it multiple times.
— Max (@OnlyZuul6) December 7, 2022