Charles Barkley Had a Very Sincere Message for Giannis Antetokounmpo About Failure

‘That’s why I love that kid.’

The Bucks’ NBA title hopes came to an abrupt end Wednesday night with their Game 5 overtime loss to Jimmy Butler and the Heat, who won the series 4–1 and will face the Knicks in the second round. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s thoughtful comments after the game about whether or not he thought the season was a failure quickly went viral, with many fans applauding his take on what it really means to fail. 

While Shaquille O’Neal had a hard message for Antetokounmpo on the NBA on TNT postgame show, Charles Barkley took a different path and had a very sincere message for a star player who has become one of the faces of the NBA:

“I understand why he was mad about the question. If he plays every game, it might have been a different series.”

-Chuck on Giannis' passionate postgame interview after the Bucks lost to the Heat pic.twitter.com/W5Kxymh3qI

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 27, 2023

That's some good stuff from Sir Charles.