?Charles Barkley Is a LeBron James Hater?: NBA Legend?s High Praise for Jimmy Butler Sets Off the King?s Faithful Fans

Jimmy Butler put up a performance nothing short of remarkable in Game 4 of the Miami Heat‘s playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 33-year-old shooting guard put on a scoring exhibition, finishing with a staggering 56 points, nine rebounds, and two assists. Butler’s scoring performance was especially impressive because he outplayed the Bucks from the start. He scored 22 points in the first quarter alone, displaying his talent for making difficult shots and gliding to the rim.

Butler kept racking up the points throughout the game, scoring 21 in the final minute to give the Heat the victory. His performance left many impressed, fans and Moguls alike. Even Charles Barkley had much to say. However, his high praise for Jimmy Butler didn’t sit well with a few of LeBron James‘ faithful fans. They took to Twitter to express their opinions.

Charles Barkley praised Jimmy Butler for his performance

The crew of Inside the NBA assembled again to skim through the highlights of the match. Ernie Johnson then asked the rest of the crew about their best description of what Jimmy Butler put on last night. Shaquille O’Neal praised Butler’s offensive play but underlined that there was still work to be done. He commended Butler for his drive to score and that “he willed his team to victory.”

Butler was a two-way player, able to play both offense and defense, as Shaq had indicated before the game. Shaq stressed that Butler needed to be more offensively minded for this game, though. He accomplished that and had a fantastic game, scoring a staggering 56 points. The attention then turned to Charles Barkley.

He said, “The best performance I’ve ever seen in the playoffs was tonight.? LeBron scored 29 out of 30 at Detroit. We were actually at that game. 25 Street and 29 out of 30. That was the best game I’ve seen in playoff, personally up to tonight. That was the best performance I’ve seen since I’ve been on television, uh I mean it was flat-out incredible. It was an honor and privilege to watch it. But man,?that guy was not going to let them lose tonight.”

However, he wasn’t done praising the player just yet. He said, “Jimmy Butler joins Alonzo Mourning and Dwayne Wade as the greatest Heat players ever.” The official Twitter handle for NBA Central also tweeted this, which gained traction on Twitter.

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NBA World reacts to Charles Barkley’s praises

It seems that a few of LeBron James’ loyal fans read into Chuck praising Jimmy Butler as Chuck hating on LeBron. Many of the Kings’ fans took to Twitter to respond to what Chuck said about Butler. A fan tweeted, “It’s official : Charles Barkley is a LeBron hater ???“

Several followed suit. Here are some other reactions:

The Heat now have a solid chance of pulling off a historic upset in the first round, owing to Butler’s Game 4 performance which ranks among the top individual performances in NBA playoff history. As the playoffs progress, Butler will be the center of attention as everyone watches to see if he can continue to deliver clutch performances and lead his team to victory.

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