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Charles Barkley Rants on Billy Packer’s CBS March Madness Coverage Comments

March 10, 2011 by Larry Brown • Comments
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TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley used his forum on Thursday evening to respond to comments made by longtime college basketball analyst Billy Packer last month. Packer, who has been known to make controversial statements, said he didn’t think it was a good idea for CBS to use NBA announcers for March Madness. His reasoning is quite sound — he told USA Today that NBA announcers calling college hoops is like having them do an entirely different sport. Barkley admitted he’s not as familiar with all the players and schools and resorted to bad words to defend himself, which is no surprise for the buffoon who spews endless moronic rants.

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