Charles Barkley is man enough to apologize to Golden State Warriors do-it-all forward Draymond Green after the Hall of Famer said that he just wants “somebody to punch him [Green] in the face” on Tuesday. Barkley made that remark while watching a replay of the minor skirmish between Green and Rajon Rondo at the end of the first half of Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals meeting between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Warriors.

The outspoken former NBA player and current TNT personality then apologized to Green for his comment during an appearance on Waddle & Silvy on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, per ESPN.

“I said something that I shouldn't have said,” Barkley said on Waddle & Silvy on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. “I want to be man enough to apologize. I was 100 percent wrong.”

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The apology also came after Draymond Green had a brutally honest reaction to Charles Barkley’s comments during Tuesday’s postgame presser.

“A lot of guys talk on TV,” Green said. “Stand behind the microphone on the TV screen. Fact of the matter is, if you feel that strongly about something, he's even seen me a million times, then punch me in my face when you see me. If you're not going to punch me in my face when you see me, then shut up. It's no different than somebody sitting behind a computer screen, tweeting, ‘I'll knock you out,' and you never see him in life.

Whether the beef between the two is now completely over or not, this verbal encounter between the two outspoken personalities nevertheless has added spice to an already tasty NBA playoffs