Charles Barkley rips the Knicks, Phil Jackson responds on Twitter
Charles Barkley, among countless other NBA fans, has been vocal in his displeasure that the woeful New York Knicks continue to be featured in nationally televised games.
With the Carmelo-less Knicks taking on the Chicago Bulls on TNT Thursday night, Barkley kept the barbs coming.
Barkley with the line of the night: "For the Knicks that's not a light at the end of the tunnel it's a train coming."
— Joe Kaiser (@JoeKaiserSports) December 19, 2014
Barkley questioned the Knicks' ability to run Derek Fisher's and Phil Jackson's preferred triangle offense and said "the only thing the Knicks got going for them is Philadelphia," a reference to the fact that the 2-22 76ers are the only team below the 5-22 Knicks in the NBA standings.
Barkley also mocked the injured Andrea Bargnani, saying his return to the Knicks will be like treating a heart attack with a Band-Aid and joked that the current state of the Knicks would have the still very much alive Patrick Ewing rolling over in his grave.
Unable to withstand the verbal jabs any longer, Jackson took to Twitter to respond to Barkley using the Knicks as a punchline.
do I have to mute this game? Chuck just remember your fundamental...key to ?
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) December 19, 2014
Knicks fans probably wish they could mute the entire season.