It was a busy opening night for Barkley.
Former NBA star Charles Barkley watches Auburn take on South Carolina during game 1 of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. confronted the league’s commissioner, Adam Silver on domestic abuse issues in the NBA
The Denver Nuggets, the defending NBA champions, and its star Nikola Jokic and the two-time NBA MVP, were left off the TNT promotional graphic for the NBA’s opening night doubleheader slate. The graphics featured LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum.“You sent me that graphic, and I showed it to Ernie and we just want to apologize to the Nuggets, Joker and the city of Denver,” said Barkley. “That’s completely stupid not having Joker on that graphic.
"You sent me that graphic and I showed it to Ernie and we just want to apologize to the Nuggets, Joker and the city of Denver. That's completely stupid not having Joker on that graphic. I mean, we're here all day!"Meanwhile, all Jokic did Tuesday night was record a triple-double and the Denver Nuggets began defense of their first NBA title with a 119-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jokic had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in the NBA’s season opener.
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