Charles Barkley is highly entertaining and highly opinionated. His comments on the recent events in Ferguson weren’t surprising to me. Barkley has always been “conservative” and to the right with his views. His “Inside the NBA” co-host, Kenny Smith, penned an open letter to Chuck, that also reminds us why we shouldn’t care about Charles Barkley’s views on topics outside of basketball.
Smith also shared his thoughts on the frustrations of the black community and law enforcement plus, what he believes the disconnect is between Chuck and the protestors.
What is fascinating to me, is that people assume just because you value someone’s opinion on one topic, you will automatically agree with their opinions elsewhere. People are complicated, you have to learn to make the best of what they offer and move on from the rest. In case you get confused on that thought process, keep Chuck’s old 90’s Nike commercial, “I am not a role model.”
Kenny and Chuck hosted a Nike launch event for Kyrie Irving in New York on Wednesday.