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The New York Knicks are on the verge of elimination, and Charles Barkley doesn't think they have it in them to come back. Barkley hilariously revealed his lack of belief in the Knicks during the NBA on TNT's pregame coverage of Game 5 on Thursday with film director Spike Lee as a guest.
The director said that he would trade one of his two Oscars if it meant the Knicks would win a title. Barkley quickly responded by saying Lee would end up keeping those awards, which drew laughter from everyone.
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Barkley's quick-witted response amused and drew compliments from several fans.
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Meanwhile, some fans continued the thread and piled on with zingers at Lee's expense.
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New York entered Game 5 down 3-1, but they do have some home-court advantage. A loss tonight means it's back to the drawing board for them once again. Meanwhile, a comeback would mark their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999, when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs.
The last time the Knicks claimed the championship was in 1973 in a squad headlined by Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, Bill Bradley, Dave DeBuscherre and Willis Reed.
Charles Barkley picked the OKC Thunder as the winners of the 2025 NBA championship
The Eastern Conference finals aren't done yet, but Charles Barkley has already predicted that the OKC Thunder will win the title this year. In fact, he had already decided who would win even before the Western Conference finals concluded.
After the Thunder held the Minnesota Timberwolves to 88 points in Game 1 of the WCF, Barkley already proclaimed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company as champions.
Barkley said that this iteration of the Thunder is reminiscent of the "Bad Boys" Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls squad that dominated the 1990s.
"This is the deepest team in the NBA," Charles Barkley said. "They're gonna win the NBA championship. I have not seen any team that can beat this team."
The Thunder were one of three teams to get more than 60 wins this season, with 68. The other two — the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, with 64 and 61 wins, respectively — have already been eliminated.
The Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round. They then ran into a tough challenge against the Denver Nuggets, who took them to seven games in the Western Conference semifinals. Afterward, they gave the Timberwolves a thrashing in the WCF. They now await the winner of the Knicks-Pacers series.
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