NBA Hall of Famer and sports analyst Charles Barkley called the present state of college athletics “a travesty and disgrace.”
During an appearance on 60 Minutes, Barkley did not hold back about his opinion on the current name, image, and likeness system that allows colleges and universities to bid for athletes to join their schools’ programs.“It’s a travesty and a disgrace,” Barkley said. “I’m so mad now how we can mess up something so beautiful. We can’t pay all these players.”
Barkley also blasted NCAA President and former Gov. Charlie Baker over the idea of involving lawmakers in Washington to help rectify the system. “Did he say we’re going to ask the politicians to help us? See, that p***es me off already,” Barkley said during an NCAA March Madness broadcast on Thursday. “Our politicians are awful people.”
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