During his NBA career, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley had an opportunity to play against some of the basketball’s greats including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird. But when recently asked about the best player he ever faced, Barkley made a surprising pick.

During a recent on a charity event in Tennessee, Barkley said that the toughest matchup for him was fellow Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics’ legend Kevin McHale.

“He’s one of the greatest basketball players ever, and I actually work with him now on television,” – said Barkley. “He’s the best player I ever played against and had to guard.”

With both being power forwards, Barkley and McHale were pitted against each other a lot of times during their careers. This was especially the case during Barkley’s time with Philadelphia 76ers, who were one of Celtics’ biggest rivals during the 1980s.

Charles Barkley also added that he enjoyed playing against another Celtics’ legend Larry Bird as well as Utah Jazz’s Karl Malone.

“I enjoyed playing against players like Larry Bird and Karl Malone because they were great,” – he shared. “When you’re at this level, you’re better than 99% of the people in the world, so there’s a few guys you look at it and go, ‘That guy is just as good as me.’ So whenever you meet someone like that, it’s a big deal.”

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An overwhelming number of NBA analysts, experts and journalists have are favoring Golden State Warriors to win the NBA title this season as well. But, if you ask the Hall of Famer and TNT’s Inside the NBA analysts Charles Barkley, Warriors will meet their match this time around.

According to Barkley, Milwaukee Bucks will be the team that will win it all in the 2019 NBA Finals.

“The Bucks are going to win the world championship.” – proclaimed Barkley after the Milwaukee rolled over the Boston Celtic in the Game 4 of Eastern Conference Semi-Finals and took a 3-1 lead.

While picking someone else than Warriors to win the NBA title definitely raises many eyebrows, Barkley’s prediction isn’t so farfetched. Milwaukee Bucks have played spectacularly in the regular season winning 60 games and having the best overall record in the NBA. They also had a strong start to their playoff run, sweeping the Detroit Pistons.

Many started questioning Bucks’ ability to compete for the title when they dropped Game 1 at home in the Celtics series, but they returned to win three straight games and look like they are in complete control now.

It also doesn’t hurt that Bucks’ biggest star Giannis Antetokounmpo carried over his MVP form to the postseason and is currently averaging 28.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

While it remains to be seen whether Milwaukee is ready to go all the way this season, they will definitely give Warriors a good run for their money if they can keep playing like this.

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During his NBA career, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley had an opportunity to play against some of the basketball’s greats including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird. But when recently asked about the best player he ever faced, Barkley made a surprising pick.

During a recent on a charity event in Tennessee, Barkley said that the toughest matchup for him was fellow Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics’ legend Kevin McHale.

“He’s one of the greatest basketball players ever, and I actually work with him now on television,” – said Barkley. “He’s the best player I ever played against and had to guard.”

With both being power forwards, Barkley and McHale were pitted against each other a lot of times during their careers. This was especially the case during Barkley’s time with Philadelphia 76ers, who were one of Celtics’ biggest rivals during the 1980s.

Charles Barkley also added that he enjoyed playing against another Celtics’ legend Larry Bird as well as Utah Jazz’s Karl Malone.

“I enjoyed playing against players like Larry Bird and Karl Malone because they were great,” – he shared. “When you’re at this level, you’re better than 99% of the people in the world, so there’s a few guys you look at it and go, ‘That guy is just as good as me.’ So whenever you meet someone like that, it’s a big deal.”

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An overwhelming number of NBA analysts, experts and journalists have are favoring Golden State Warriors to win the NBA title this season as well. But, if you ask the Hall of Famer and TNT’s Inside the NBA analysts Charles Barkley, Warriors will meet their match this time around.

According to Barkley, Milwaukee Bucks will be the team that will win it all in the 2019 NBA Finals.

“The Bucks are going to win the world championship.” – proclaimed Barkley after the Milwaukee rolled over the Boston Celtic in the Game 4 of Eastern Conference Semi-Finals and took a 3-1 lead.

While picking someone else than Warriors to win the NBA title definitely raises many eyebrows, Barkley’s prediction isn’t so farfetched. Milwaukee Bucks have played spectacularly in the regular season winning 60 games and having the best overall record in the NBA. They also had a strong start to their playoff run, sweeping the Detroit Pistons.

Many started questioning Bucks’ ability to compete for the title when they dropped Game 1 at home in the Celtics series, but they returned to win three straight games and look like they are in complete control now.

It also doesn’t hurt that Bucks’ biggest star Giannis Antetokounmpo carried over his MVP form to the postseason and is currently averaging 28.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

While it remains to be seen whether Milwaukee is ready to go all the way this season, they will definitely give Warriors a good run for their money if they can keep playing like this.

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