TNT cohost Charles Barkley, who once infamously claimed not to be a role model, advocated on Thursday for players to “beat the hell” out of fans.Speaking on the Inside the NBA show on TNT, Barkley was responding to recent reports of bad fan behavior.
The incidents included a fan dumping popcorn on Washington Wizards player Russell Westbrook and another spitting at Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young.Barkley said that the National Basketball Assn.
needs a rule change that would allow players to retaliate against one fan per game.“Y’all guys always get mad when I say what NBA rule I would change,” Barkley said. “I think you should be able to go up in the stands and beat the hell out of one person per game.”“I can’t see why that didn’t take hold,”
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