{"id":15167,"date":"2025-01-24T13:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=15167"},"modified":"2025-01-24T13:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:50:32","slug":"just-not-good-enough-for-olympics-charles-barkley-takes-a-dig-at-steve-kerr-following-jayson-tatums-inclusion-in-all-star-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/just-not-good-enough-for-olympics-charles-barkley-takes-a-dig-at-steve-kerr-following-jayson-tatums-inclusion-in-all-star-team\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Just not good enough for Olympics&#8221; &#8211; Charles Barkley takes a dig at Steve Kerr following Jayson Tatum&#8217;s inclusion in All-Star team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> announced its 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-nba-all-star-nba-announce-list-of-all-star-starters-and-lebron-curry-extend-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>All-Star Game starters <\/a>on Thursday, with Jayson Tatum earning his sixth All-Star selection. Tatum had a stellar 2023-24 season, averaging 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 4.9 assists in 74 games. While he lost the Finals MVP trophy to Jaylen Brown, his performance was crucial in leading the Boston Celtics to their record 18th NBA Championship.<\/p><p>However, despite his stellar season, Tatum&rsquo;s role with Team USA during the 2024 Paris Olympics was limited. The Celtics forward was benched twice in crucial games against Serbia, and played just 11 minutes in the gold medal game against France. Team USA head coach Steve Kerr&rsquo;s decision to bench Tatum at that time didn&rsquo;t sit well with fans and pundits.<\/p><p>This week, after the Boston Celtics handed the Kerr&rsquo;s Golden State Warriors an embarrassing 125-85 loss on Monday, Tatum <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeGiza\/status\/1881502925551448484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>seemed to avoid Kerr<\/a> while chatting with Stephen Curry. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-betmgm-sportsbetting-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-img\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Image\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/e48da6fef5344aa5871b51fe32a9580a-9-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15223\"><\/a><\/figure><p>But during the All-Star Game live announcement on TNT on Thursday, Charles Barkley couldn&rsquo;t resist throwing a jab at Kerr over Tatum&rsquo;s Olympic benching.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;Great player,&rdquo;<\/em> Barkley said of Tatum, &ldquo;<em>Just not great enough to play in the Olympics. One of the five best players in the East but not good enough to represent his country!&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">lhgtfklfd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KaGlsr60HK\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/KaGlsr60HK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CyrusTheVirus (@CyrusTheVirusP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyrusTheVirusP\/status\/1882590066343846261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>January 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The 2025 NBA All-Star Games will be played from Feb 14-16 at Chase Center, San Francisco. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/kings-vs-nuggets-nikola-jokic-creates-history-with-fifth-straight-triple-double-in-nuggets-win\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Kings vs Nuggets: Nikola Jokic creates HISTORY with fifth straight triple-double in Nuggets&rsquo; win<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/how-many-points-did-franz-wagner-score-on-his-return-from-injury-full-stats-vs-trailblazers\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>How many points did Franz Wagner score on his return from injury? 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