Charles Barkley isn’t afraid to criticize anyone, including his future colleagues at ESPN. Ahead of the Sixers’ loss to the Boston Celtics Thursday night, the TNT analyst and Hall of Famer went off on ESPN for what he described as an unhealthy focus on the Los Angeles Lakers at the cost of better teams,

Charles Barkley, who will be on 'Inside the NBA' on ESPN next season, called ESPN's on-air talent, in particular Kendrick Perkins, 'idiots' for saying the Lakers saved the NBA season.

Charles Barkley and Kendrick Perkins are in a war of words after Barkley was critical of Perkins and ESPN for their coverage of the NBA. During Thursday’s “Inside the NBA,” the former Auburn star took issue with ESPN’s coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James, and Luka Doncic. Specifically, he had an issue with Perkins.