‘Never respect the words that come out ya mouth’: Kevin Durant’s bitter feud with NBA legend Charles Barkely reignites

Charles Barkley was featured on Sunday evening’s episode of “60 Minutes” on CBS, and he used his air time to take extra pictures at Kevin Durant, a lot to the Suns star’s chagrin.

The former NBA star and present broadcaster, who has bickered with Durant on quite a few events, had some harsh phrases for the 34-year-old All-Star through the broadcast.

“He’s very sensitive,” Barkley stated of Durant. “Great player. He’s part of that generation who thinks he can’t be criticized. He’s never looked in the mirror and says, ‘Man, is that a fair criticism?’”

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Durant, naturally, was fast to reply on Twitter.

“This ain’t gettin tiring chuck?” he requested. “I’ll never respect the words that come out ya mouth fam just deal with it.”

It’s hardly the primary time Barkley and Durant have thrown barbs at one another within the media.

Previously, Barkley known as Durant a “bus rider” and never a “bus driver” after the Nets had been swept within the first spherical of the playoffs by the Celtics in 2022.

Durant responded to that by posting a photograph of Barkley throughout his enjoying days with the Sixers, captioned: “Where would Chuck be without the big homies.”

Later in 2022, Barkley went on a radio station in Arizona and stated he calls Durant “Mr. Miserable.”

“He seems like a miserable person, man. I call him Mr. Miserable, he’s never going to be happy. Everybody’s given him everything on a silver platter,” Barkley stated.

“He was the man in Oklahoma City, they loved him, he owned the entire state. He bolts on them and wins back-to-back championships [with Golden State], and he’s still not happy. Then he goes to Brooklyn, they give him everything he wants and he’s still miserable.”

Durant’s business associate and pal Rich Kleiman weighed in, taking pictures at Barkley for utilizing his time on “60 Minutes” to tear Durant.“Chuck goes on 60 minutes to talk more s–t about Kd because he won’t accept him calling him miserable? And he’s sensitive because he won’t accept him calling him miserable and a follower? Kd is top 10 ever…maybe respect this legend like we did you Chuck,” Kleiman tweeted.