Barkley uncomfortable with Thomas crying pregame: 'That's not a good look'
Barkley on Isaiah Thomas:
— FootBasket.com (@FootBasket) April 16, 2017
"I'm uncomfortable with him crying on the sidelines like that... it's a bad look." 😒pic.twitter.com/duj61ZXGdE
Charles Barkley was uncomfortable with Isaiah Thomas' display of emotion.
The Boston Celtics point guard cried before Sunday's Game 1 against the Chicago Bulls as he mourned the death of his younger sister, Chyna, a day after she was killed in a car accident.
That made Barkley skeptical of IT's game-readiness.
"I'm not feeling comfortable with him sitting on the sideline crying like that," the outspoken TNT analyst said before the contest.
"That makes me uncomfortable. So that tells me he's not in shape to play. I mean I don't know how this night's going to turn out, but to be sitting on the sidelines a few minutes before the game crying, that makes me uncomfortable for him. That's just not a good look in my personal opinion."
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Thomas appeared to be in game shape, wreaking havoc on the Bulls and exploding for 13 points in the first quarter alone.
Not a good look, Chuck.
- With h/t to USA TODAY Sports