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HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA – MAY 24: Charles Barkley commentates from the booth during The Match: Champions For Charity at Medalist Golf Club on May 24, 2020 in Hobe Sound, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images for The Match)

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HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA – MAY 24: Charles Barkley commentates from the booth during The Match: Champions For Charity at Medalist Golf Club on May 24, 2020 in Hobe Sound, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images for The Match)
Sports fans are eagerly awaiting ‘The Match’ to be broadcast on live television. Two of the most prolific sporting duos will be competitors in this edition of the golf exhibition. The golf showcase will be a spectacle, especially for the viewers who get to watch their favorite sports stars duel on the course. However, it will also present an opportunity for two people to settle their bad blood; Charles Barkley and Stephen Curry.
This time, the match will be contested between two of the biggest duos in sports. On one side is the Kansas City Chiefs’ unbreakable duo – Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. To challenge their chemistry, their rivals need to be on equal footing, and so they are. Taking them on will be one of the NBA’s most iconic tandems – Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
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Charles Barkley will get an opportunity to confront the Splash Brothers
When the NBA season began, the Golden State Warriors marched on as defending champions. But it didn’t take long to realize they weren’t playing championship-level basketball. One of the focal points of their offense wasn’t firing at its peak. That was Klay Thompson. The four-time champion was struggling to adjust to his first complete season since his back-to-back severe injuries.
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Despite being away from the court for 941 days and slowly fitting back into the system, Charles Barkley didn’t show any remorse. He stated Thompson wasn’t the same player he once was, which to the Hall of Famer was the best two-way guard in the NBA.
This prompted the Splash Brothers to retaliate in their way. Klay Thompson painfully admitted to Barkley’s reality but was upset that the Phoenix Suns icon dismissed the tedious hours he went through to get back to the top. While it looked like he was losing confidence, Stephen Curry turned the tables on Charles Barkley.
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“It’s interesting because certain guys forget what their careers looked like on the back end,” said the two-time MVP about the 1992 Dream Team forward.
It was obvious, tempers were flaring out. Barkley felt his comments were taken in excess capacity than what was intended. A lot had to be said to resolve the heat. The basketball stars needed a platform to settle the tension. And ‘The Match’ could be their opportunity to finally see eye-to-eye.
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While Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry will look to derail the Chiefs’ duo, Charles Barkley will be in their ears. Fans expect the TNT analyst to be comedic and try to make for great TV. But will the past come up? Will they allow the steam to set and address what transpired eight months ago? We will find out when the telecast takes place the day after tomorrow.
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