Charles Barkley believes current behaviour from NBA gamers may result in a lockout.
Barkley pointed to gamers like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving incomes max cash after which ditching their group when the going will get it robust, saying it was the form of factor that the NBA would insist on stamping out within the subsequent collective bargaining settlement.
“You can’t take all my money, then say, ‘Hey, I want a divorce,’” Barkely informed reporters at All-Star Weekend in Utah. “So, I’m fairly certain that’s the following factor that’s gonna come out of the CBA. I’ve little doubt in my thoughts that these guys are gonna get locked out.
“Y’all baby these dudes so much today,” Barkley continued. “They don’t want to play back-to-back games. Every time a fan says something, they get them tossed. If they’re not happy, they want to get traded. It’s going to come to a head in the next CBA.”
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association will meet in regards to the present collective bargaining settlement on March 31 with the hopes of negotiating a brand new deal.
The NBA’s seven-year CBA expires after the 2023-24 season.
That hasn’t occurred for the reason that 2011-12 season, the place there have been no video games performed for 161 days, ensuing within the season being shortened to 66 video games and never beginning till Christmas Day.
