Kevin Durant: “I will never respect Barkley’s criticism”

Another episode in the ongoing back-and-forth between Kevin Durant and Charles Barkley. In recent days, the NBAonTNT analyst made comments suggesting that players from the new generation can’t handle criticism directed at them.

Barkley was referring primarily to Kevin Durant, who responded on Twitter by sharing a video of the interview.

You getting tired yet Chuck? I will never respect nor value anything you say, take that for data

Kevin Durant

Durant is focused on what matters: the new Suns player could be on the court against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night (4:30 am), but his priority at the moment is recovering from his ankle injury.