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The former NBA player turned into television star Charles Barkley is not a fan of the faithful of Miami Heat.
The beloved NBA franchise in Miami became the first tenth seed to advance from the game tournament to the NBA playoffs.
Being the eighth seed of the postseason meant that the heat would meet the Cleveland Cavaliers of best sown in the first round.
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Charles Barkley talks to the media before game 4 of the NBA finals of 2024 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics in the American Airlines Center on June 14, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
The Heat fell short in the first two games of the East Conference series. Before game 3 seized in Miami on Saturday, Barkley took a time to attack Heat fans.
“That is not a difficult environment [to play in]”Barkley said during the transmission prior to the game in reference to the Kaseya Center, the Arena de la Casa del Heat.” That is not a difficult environment. “
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The Hall of Fame then mentioned how the heat exceeded the probabilities in the game tournament to reach the playoffs.
“Yes, but that is not yet a hostile atmosphere,” he added.
Former Phoenix Suns player, Charles Barkley, attended the center of Fuelas in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 21, 2023. (Mark J. Rebila/USA Today Sports)
This is not the first time that Barkley shares his disgust for heat fans. After LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade joined forces in Miami for the 2010-11 season, Barkley suggested that the Heat fans base consisted mainly in fans of the right climate. Barkley has also previously stated that Heat fans were among the worst of the NBA.
Heat’s 3, 124-87 game, his worst defeat in the playoffs, and the CAVs took a 3-0 advantage in the series. The CAVs took control with an early 33-5 race and surpassed Miami 46-29 and exceeded 60-30 heat in painting.
The Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell reacts after scoring against the Miami Heat in the third quarter during game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs of 2025 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, April 26, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Imagn images)
“Our boys knew that this was the key, the rebounds and winning the battle of rebounds,” said the Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson. “We really executed the defensive.”
Evan Mobley scored 19 points and Max Strus added 18 for Cleveland. Ty Jerome had 13 points and 11 assists in 22 minutes.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra recognized the adversity on the court that his team has had to fight in recent weeks.
“Look, our boys really want this, and it probably seems that our boys do not,” said Spoelstra. “But I know how our last six weeks have been, just to fight, scratch and claw to enter this.”
Game 4 is scheduled for Monday.
