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Tina Charles became the fourth player in WNBA history to reach 7,000 career points Sunday afternoon in Seattle, but more important to her in the present was the fact that her recent move the starting lineup yielded a promising 27-point, 15-rebound, four-block performance and led to an 82-72 Storm win over the Atlanta Dream that
Three days after leaving the Phoenix Mercury midseason, veteran center Tina Charles signed a rest-of-season contract with the Phoenix Mercury. We are excited to add one of the premier players in our league to our roster,” Storm head coach Noelle Quinn said. “Tina is a prolific scorer who brings veteran experience and adds depth to
Tina Charles. Photo: WNBA. Veteran Phoenix Mercury center Tina Charles quit the Phoenix Mercury this weekend ahead of the team’s game at Dallas Saturday evening. Ron Thulin, the Wings’ play-by-play announcer was the first to make Charles’ break from the team public via Twitter. After the news broke, the Mercury issued the following statement: The
Charles Barkley isn’t impressed with the Nets after they beat the Cavaliers in the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday to clinch the seventh seed in the east. While discussing the game on TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” Barkley argued that Brooklyn’s performance proved they’re no match for the second-seeded Celtics — who they will face in a
In the post-Marv Albert NBA era, Turner Sports is turning to Charles Barkley as its headliner for its All-Star Game coverage, The Post has learned. Barkley will join Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller as TNT’s team for the play-by-play of the game, according to sources. Barkley will remain a part of TNT’s studio coverage for
Charles Barkley consistently elicits reactions from the NBA players he opines on. On Thursday, Barkley said he thought Zach LaVine deserved an All-Star starting nod over Trae Young, on account of the Bulls having the second-best record in the Eastern Conference while the Hawks (22-25) are in 12th. Trae Young had some words for Charles
Draymond Green has signed with TNT — but he is staying with the Warriors. Green, a three-time NBA champion with Golden State, has inked a multi-year deal with Turner that will have him serve as an analyst, while he keeps playing. Green has long been viewed as a potential heir apparent to Charles Barkley on
The prank war between Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley lives on. On Thursday’s “Inside the NBA,” O’Neal somehow got a hold of Barkley’s car keys and filled his black SUV with packing peanuts. According to the “NBA on TNT” Instagram account, which shared footage of the prank, it was “payback” for Barkley throwing a bottle
Charles Barkley is “pissed off.” During Thursday’s “Inside the NBA,” Barkley called out the Lakers’ organization for seemingly scapegoating coach Frank Vogel and newly acquired guard Russell Westbrook for the team’s recent struggles. “I’m not going to sit out like all these clowns on other networks that got their heads up the Lakers booties,” Barkley
One of the greatest NBA players of all time with the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Houston Rockets, Charles Barkley, took a moment to react to the Los Angeles Lakers putting blame on point guard Russell Westbrook and head coach Frank Vogel for recent struggles: “The Lakers are such wussies, and I only say wussies
The legendary Set Free Richardson once said that basketball “is the sound of a drum.” Those words, spoken by the creative visionary who once spearheaded marketing campaigns for AND1, reflect just how undeniably beautiful of an art form the game truly is: it’s not just a sport, or poetry in motion, it’s a composition of
Welcome to the NBA 75, The Athletic’s countdown of the 75 best players in NBA history, in honor of the league’s diamond anniversary. We’ll unveil a new player on the list every weekday through Feb. 18, culminating with the man picked by a panel of The Athletic NBA staff members as the greatest of all time. There are several signature Charles
One of the greatest NBA players of all time with the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Houston Rockets, Charles Barkley, has some pretty strong words for the Philadelphia 76ers … telling TMZ Sports it’s time they stop being stubborn and trade disgruntled star point guard Ben Simmons already: The post Charles Barkley says Sixers need
The 2021 season ended disappointingly for the Mystics as they lost their final game of the season 83-77 and were eliminated from playoff contention on the last day of the regular season. The Mystics were better than their record indicated. They were mired by injuries throughout the season, with Elena Delle Donne only playing three
Sydney Hunte | 4 hours ago Charles Barkley is an Auburn graduate, so it’s natural that he was rooting against Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday as the Crimson Tide faced Georgia. And the Bulldogs did the job, defeating the Tide in Indianapolis for their 1st national championship since 1980.
The New Orleans Pelicans have been without their young star Zion Williamson so far this season. The 21-year-old power forward, who became an All-Star last year, is out with a foot injury. According to NBA legend Charles Barkley, Williamson needs to get his weight under control in order to reach his full potential. He thinks
From Kyrie Irving’s refusal to be vaccinated to the Nets relenting and allowing their point guard to return on a part-time basis, Charles Barkley has all sorts of problems with Brooklyn. After Irving’s season debut in the Nets’ win in Indiana on Wednesday, the TNT analyst ripped both the star and team on Thursday for
Kyrie Irving made his debut this season in the game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Indiana Pacers. The 29-year-old star point guard had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists as his team earned an 8-point win. The Nets had decided not to play Irving before, due to his refusal to get vaccinated against
Charles Barkley was confused after seeing Julius Randle give a thumbs-down gesture to Knicks fans during Thursday’s win against the Celtics. “I never understand why players think you’re supposed get cheered when you’re playing bad,” Barkley said while discussing the Randle’s “thumbs down” he gave to fans in the fourth quarter of the 108-105 win