NBA’s Great Charles Barkley expected to celebrate his birthday on Thursday with a victory for the US team. 4 nations facing end. Instead, Canada defeated Americans in an exciting victory in extra time.
However, it was Barkley who could have laugh.
Charles Barkley smiles after the game between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks during game 3 of the NBA finals of 2024 on June 12, 2024 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Joe Murphy/Nbae through Getty Images)
During the Thursday transmission of “Inside The NBA” in TNT, Barkley congratulated The Canadians in their victory.
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“Congratulations to Canada. I’m sorry I had tariffs about you,” he joked before adding, “it was a great hockey game.”
The comment led Barkley’s coanfitations to laugh with fun, but the member of the Hall of Fame was not over.
“They were playing harder due to rates, and they didn’t want to be state 51. That is motivation.”
Canada players celebrate a goal by Nathan Mackinnon during the first period of the hockey game on 4 -nations confrontation championship against the United States on Thursday, February 20, 2025 in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Kupa)
Justin Trudeau sends us a burning message after the victory of the 4 nations of Canada
Thursday’s final came in the midst of high political tensions between the two nations.
President Donald Trump Canadian legislators caused that the country became their “state 51”. He also openly called the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the “governor” of Canada and threatened a series of rates.
The intensity led Canadian fans to boo the American national anthem before two games in the tournament, something that several players of the US team. UU. They took personally.
The US team striker. Uu. Matthew Tkachuk, #19, celebrates with the US team striker of 4 nations in Bell Center. (Images of David Kirouac-Imagn)
The Canadian star Connor McDavid scored extra time to give Canada a 3-2 victory and the best rules of bluff, that Trudeau did not waste time to participate.
“You can’t take our country, and you can’t take our game,” he said in an X post after the game.
