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Former NBA player-turned-TV star Charles Barkley is not a fan of Miami Heat Faithful.
Miami’s beloved NBA franchise has become the first tenth seed to advance from the play-in tournament NBA playoffs.
Being the eighth seed of the postseason meant the Heat would meet the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round.
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Charles Barkley will speak to the media before game four of the 2024 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics at the American Airlines Center on June 14, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
heat It was short in the first two games of the first round of the Eastern Conference series. Before Game 3 flipped over in Miami on Saturday, Berkley took a bit longer to take a jab with the Heat Fan.
“It’s not a tough environment [to play in]”Barkley said during the pre-match broadcast in connection with Kaseya Center at Heat’s Home Arena: ‘That’s not a tough environment.’
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The Hall of Fame later mentioned how The Heat overcame the odds of the play-in tournament to reach the playoffs.
“Yeah, but that’s not a hostile environment yet,” he added.
Former Phoenix Suns player Charles Barkley attended the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on January 21, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)
This is not the first time Barkley has shared his disgust for a hot fan. rear LeBron JamesChris Bosch and Dwyane Wade joined forces in Miami in the 2010-11 season, with Berkley suggesting that the Heat fan base is primarily composed of fairweather fans. Barkley previously claimed that Heat fans were the worst in the NBA.
The Heat Lost Game 3, 124-87, the worst playoff loss of all time, the Cavs took a 3-0 series lead. The Cavs controlled early on a 33-5 run, overtaking the Miami 46-29 and surpassing the 60-30 with paint.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell responds after scoring with the Miami Heat in the third quarter of the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs held at the Caseya Center in Miami, Florida on April 26, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)
“Our guys knew that was the key and we had a rebound and a victory,” Cavaliers manager Kenny Atkinson said. “We did it really defensively.”
Evan Mobley scored 19 points, while Max Strus added 18 to Cleveland. Ty Jerome scored 13 points and 11 assists in 22 minutes.
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Heat coach Eric Sperstra has acknowledged the on-court adversity his team has had to fight over the past few weeks.
“Look, our guys really want this. It looks like our guys aren’t,” Spoelstra said. “But I know what the past six weeks have been like.
Game 4 is scheduled for Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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