1. To the surprise of no one, the Inside the NBA crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal had strong opinions on the recent saga involving Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who used his Twitter account to promote an antisemitic film last Thursday.
Barkley and O’Neal didn’t pull any punches in ripping Irving, with both hosts referring to him as “an idiot.” Barkley expressed his disappointment that the NBA didn’t suspend Irving, while Shaq called out Irving for being divisive and not caring about ramifications of his actions.
But it was Johnson’s words that felt the most powerful to me.