Charles Barkley
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So there's always been that.
Listen, I will admit I've never seen anything like that last night where an entire team go around the refs.
I've never seen that in my, I'm close to 50 years now.
I'd never seen that in my life where a whole team go around referees after the game.
That was pretty interesting.
Okay, but what message can you give to the officials in a situation like that that the Lakers found themselves in?
I don't think that can help them in any capacity because now the referees are going to be like, well, if we start calling fouls for the Lakers, they're going to think that tactic worked.
So I didn't see any positives about that, to be honest with you.
But like I say, because refs, you know, athletes and refs always lie about, I don't read the newspaper, I don't watch television.
Stop lying.
Yes, you do.
And the refs are going to be like, now, if we come out and give the Lakers all these calls, the media are going to be saying the little hijack thing worked.
So I don't see anything positive out of it, to be honest with you.
And J.J.
Redick said that LeBron, he gets fouled more than anybody, I think, in the history of the game, which isn't true because Shaq got fouled probably more than anybody because you could never tell if you were hurting Shaq, whereas LeBron's a big guy, but he also is pretty theatrical as well.
Is LeBron being refereed fairly?
Man, first of all, all great players, a couple things.
All great players make contact with the defense first.
So then there's always contact.
I always try to hit the guy I was playing against just to knock him off balance so I could get my shot off.