Like many others, Charles Barkley did not appreciate Steve Kerr’s management of Team USA, especially in the Jayson Tatum saga.

Chuck got carried away, especially when talking about France and Serbia.

While Team USA did win gold in these Olympic Games, we were treated to a few controversies during this adventure in Paris.

The biggest is probably the one related to Jayson Tatum, often relegated to a simple benchwarmer role by Steve Kerr, who preferred to bet on other players during this competition. And let’s say that it annoys.

Tatum is considered the best player on the Celtics and has just won the NBA championship, which is obviously not nothing.

So did he deserve such treatment from his coach? Opinions are divided.

Boston fans are angry, as is the player’s mother, while others understand this decision.

It must be said that the Team USA roster is overflowing with talent.

Charles Barkley angry after the Olympics
The problem is that all these players have dedicated a large part of their summer to play with Team USA, and that is something to take into account according to Charles Barkley.

In a recent show, the former Suns player did not hesitate to tackle Steve Kerr for his treatment of Tatum.

He even took the opportunity to mention the Tyrese Haliburton case, which is very similar.

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Charles Barkley: “Steve Kerr has no reason not to play Jayson Tatum.

He could have been the second best player in Serbia, probably the best player in France.

Not to see him get minutes in two games… Seriously, it’s not fair.

If you go to the Olympics, you want to play.”

“I was very disappointed by the fact that Tatum didn’t play.

I was very disappointed that Tyrese Haliburton didn’t play, especially at the start.

If you want to reduce your rotations in the last few games, that’s fine, but these guys dedicated their summer to the United States.”

Note that Haliburton was suffering from a minor injury, which may explain his playing time during the Olympics. But for Tatum? Let’s just say it’s more complicated.

The Steve Kerr choice shouldn’t be forgotten for a while.

Not playing Jayson Tatum almost at all was a problem for Charles Barkley, especially after his recent success with the Celtics.

A lot of anger towards Steve Kerr, with one imagines a very hostile reception in Boston next season.