NBA Veteran Charles Barkley slams modern NBA coaches while calling them "cowards"

Former Phoenix Suns player and NBA veteran Charles Barkley candidly spoke on Friday. He reflected on the fact that the current state of the NBA world could have been much better. However, his statement has sparked some heated debate among the basketball community.

They know exactly what he was talking about. For a player to become great, they need assistance from a great coach, but the modern NBA doesn’t seem to have it, according to Charles Barkley. Modern NBA coaches are scared to coach their teams. That says it all. Modern-day NBA coaches don't have the same courage as they did in the past. The fire and boldness seem to be missing from their routine.

NBA icon Charles Barkley speaks blatantly about modern-day NBA coaches

The NBA Hall of Famer, Charles Barkley, spoke about the critical situation of the big league and blamed it all on the coaches of the modern-day NBA.

He was interviewed on the Dan Patrick Show at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament that had taken place in Lake Tahoe. NBA legend Stephen Curry has been a major part of the tournament. He was seen posting a chain of pictures on his social media. “Coaches are cowards, they are scared to coach”, said Charles Barkley.

This statement came as a banger to all those who were watching him live. Later, the video went viral all over the internet.

Charles Barkley feels deeply about NBA and its current scenario

The 90s NBA had a very different scenario than what we see today. The coaches were furious and had a zeal for coaching their respective teams. “I think the biggest thing you need to be a great player is have a good coaching staff. That is probably the most important thing — the coaching staff,” explained Charles Barkley on the show. At least that was the scenario when he used to play basketball.

NBA Veteran Charles Barkley shared his perspective about having a great coach

“Like, I wanted a Pat Riley. I had a great coach, Billy Cunningham, a Gregg Popovich, but most of the coaches today, they are cowards because the players make so much money. They don’t have them under control. The players run the team. And the coach needs to realize that player is going to get him fired, but we have taken the power from the coaches away because the players make so much money. But I say bad coaches have ruined more players than anything in the NBA”, Charles Barkley said.

What he meant to say is that having a great coach is a blessing. Today’s NBA coaches have lost control over their players, and hence, they don’t make enough money. Also read: NBA Trade Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Might Be In The Hunt For 20 Million Boston Celtics Superstar To Support LeBron James Amid Cap Constraints