Charles Barkley to Joel Embiid: ‘I’m going to criticize guys if they
deserve it, and they can kiss my ass if they don’t like it’
By Matt Clapp on 05/12/2019
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal had plenty of criticism for
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid during the Eastern Conference Finals,
especially after Embiid had eight turnovers in a blowout Game 5 loss to the
Toronto Raptors. Here’s some of what Barkley had to say after Game 5:
Charles Barkley & Shaquille O'Neal近日對七六人中鋒Joel Embiid提出很多批評，
特別是在系列賽第五戰輸給暴龍後，Embiid全場出現8次失誤。
以下是賽後Barkley批評Embiid的內容：
“He’s walking by himself like he’s on his death bed. As a star player, you
can never show weakness. You’ve got to keep the other guys involved in the
game. That’s what he does. He complains so much about being sick, he drains
the energy out of the room.”
「他整場都在場上散步，就像臨終前臥病在床那樣。
作為一名球星，你不能顯示出軟弱，你要讓隊友參與到比賽來，那是你應該做的。
對於傷病他抱怨得太多了，他榨光了休息室內的能量。」
Embiid was asked about Barkley’s criticism, and said that Barkley “doesn’t
know what he’s talking about sometimes.”
而Embiid被問到關於Barkley對他的批評則表示：
「有時候Barkley都不知道自己在說什麼。」
TNT had Sunday night’s Game 7, so Embiid’s comments naturally became a
topic on Inside the NBA , and gave Barkley a chance to respond. Chuck
certainly did that, with a message saying that Embiid and players that can’t
handle the criticism can “kiss [his] ass.”
而今日暴龍七六人關鍵第七戰，TNT也參與了這場賽事，
Embiid的回應自然成為了NBA內部討論的話題，並讓Barkley有機會做出回應。
Barkley當然會這麼做，
有消息稱Barkley表示如果Embiid和其他球員無法承受住這些批評的話，見鬼去吧。
“I’ve always said he’s a hell of a player. If he can stay healthy, he’s
going to be one of the greatest ever- IF he can stay healthy, the verdict’s
still out on that. But I get sick of these guys complaining. These young
guys, they never call us and say, when I bragged about him and Ben Simmons a
few years ago saying they’re gonna be the future of the NBA, he didn’t call
and say ‘Hey Charles, thanks for the kind words.’ But I’m going to
criticize guys if they deserve it, and they can kiss my ass if they don’t
like it.”
今日賽後，Barkley就回應了：
「我說過他是一個很棒的球員，如果他能保持健康，他將成為史上最偉大球星之一，
前提是保持健康，這目前尚未定論。
但我已經受夠這些傢伙的抱怨了。當我在幾年前稱讚他和Ben Simmons的時候，
他們可沒有打電話給我說『嘿，Charles，謝謝你的讚美。』
但我要批評那些應該被批評的傢伙，如果他們不喜歡，見鬼去吧。」
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