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Kevin Durant claps back at Charles Barkley’s comments saying ‘he’s not a leader’

Kevin Durant had a message for Charles Barkley after today’s Phoenix Suns practice following Barkley’s comments during the All-Star Game Sunday when he said Durant was not a leader.

“I just feel like a lot of people that’s on TV that don’t ever come to the gym, don’t ever come to games, it’s hard for them to speak on what I do,” Durant said. “They not in here. It’s just part of TV. They needed something to fill the segment up. So they talk about some negative s—, but if you’re not in the gym, I don’t respect your opinion if you’re not in the gym with me.