Charles Barkley calls the struggling Philadelphia 76ers the 'Cleveland Browns of the NBA'
The Philadelphia 76ers entered the season as one of the favorites to contend for an NBA title in June. With all their star power and experience, those expectations made complete sense.
But the Sixers have been one of the biggest disappointments thus far in the NBA this season. The 76ers were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks, 112-101. The Sixers now have lost four consecutive games and are sixth in the Eastern Conference standings.
There has been rumors that Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons haven’t been connecting, and the team has been feeling the effects of that on the court.
Well, before Thursday’s game, former Sixers great Charles Barkley didn’t mince his words when calling Philadelphia soft and the “Cleveland Browns of the NBA.”
"I think they are the softest, mentally weakest team that had a bunch of talent," Barkley said before TNT's broadcast of the Bucks-76ers game. "They are the Cleveland Browns of the NBA. They got a lot of talent, and they talk the talk, and that’s it."
Ouch.
The Browns, of course, entered the 2019 NFL season with so much hype ... and then went 6-10.
You never want to be compared to the Browns.
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