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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green believes jealousy is the reason he draws frequent criticism from Charles Barkley.
"Charles Barkley has kind of had this beef with me since I started coming up. It's always him throwing a shot, throwing a shot, throwing a shot," Green said on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson's "All The Smoke" podcast. "And for years, I didn't respond, you know what I'm saying? It's just like, whatever. You know, Charles Barkley, great player, I'm not gonna respond. Whatever.
"It's jealousy, you know what I'm saying? It's jealousy that somebody the same size as him could come in the league and have the success I had, make the money I've made, win the championships I've won. These are all things that Charles Barkley wasn't able to do."
Barkley reached the NBA Finals once during his career, appearing in the championship as a member of the Phoenix Suns in 1993. His team lost to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
"I don't have an issue with somebody critiquing my game, but he likes to throw shots and shit," Green continued. "And it's like, bro. There is a way of critiquing basketball and not trying to shit on someone."
Green went off on Barkley in March over the latter's on-air criticisms, saying the Hall of Famer and TNT analyst "should stop before I go take his job." That prompted Barkley to call Green "the least famous person in the boy band."
