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[Church & Wallace] ‘All you have to do is dribble a stupid basketball’: Charles Barkley criticizes Ja Morant and opens up about his own politics (www.cnn.com)

submitted 1 year ago by OnlyMamaKnows@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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“He’s caught with a gun, he gets suspended and then, less than two months later, he gets filmed again on Instagram with a gun and you’re like, ‘Kid can’t be that stupid,’” said Barkley.

“[The] kid is getting paid close to $100 million and the only thing you have to do is don’t be a fool. Just play basketball. Ain‘t like it’s a real job.

“We’re not like teachers. We’re not like firemen. We’re not like policemen. We’re not somebody who’s in the service. We’re not a doctor. Those are five real jobs.

“Real jobs [with] people who will never make a lot of money and all you have to do is dribble a stupid basketball and stay out of trouble.”

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[–] joe1240134@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What does 'caught with a gun' even mean? I don't believe he was charged with anything. This is just nonsense. Also police isn't a real job either, basketball players contribute far more to society but that's a whole different discussion.

[–] captaincumsock69@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ll bite. How are police not a real job?

[–] wintertime0411@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i have to ask, if being an nba player isn’t a real job how is a police officer one ?

one requires a lot more qualifications and competency than the other

[–] captaincumsock69@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They both are real jobs