'They have billions of dollars at stake,' Barkley says.
If you missed it ... Houston Rockets GMFor the most part ... NBA players and execs have shied away from backing Morey -- and Barkley says he certainly gets why.
"They have billions of dollars at stake," Barkley says."It's a business decision. I understand the NBA. The players and the owners both got billions of dollars at stake." As for those who don't get it ... he didn't hold back on ripping them, by calling them"idiots and jackasses and fools." "The NBA makes billions of dollars in China and that goes to the owners and the players," Barkley added."So, it's a business decision, and I totally understand it."
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