Charles Barkley isn’t fairly as enamored with the Los Angeles Lakers’ blockbuster Luka Doncic commerce as some others are.
In an look on NBATV Sunday, Barkley predicted that Doncic and LeBron James would possibly battle to coexist on the Lakers, at the very least initially. Barkley pointed to the truth that Doncic and James are each ball-dominant gamers as a possible concern and predicted “rising pains” for the Lakers’ new duo.
“This factor isn’t going to be clean in L.A. with (Doncic) and LeBron, as a result of each of them need the ball 100% of the time,” Barkley mentioned. “Luka doesn’t transfer with out the ball. LeBron doesn’t transfer with out the ball. There’s going to be some severe rising pains when these two attempt to play collectively. Now, they’re each nice gamers, don’t get me improper, however LeBron desires the ball, and Luka undoubtedly desires the ball. It’s going to be very attention-grabbing how that works out.”
