The Minnesota Timberwolves made headlines for all the wrong reasons on Thursday night. After blitzing the Memphis Grizzlies to start Game 3, the Wolves allowed their opponents to come back from a 26-point deficit in sensational fashion.

Charles Barkley wasn't happy at all with Minnesota's performance and the Hall of Famer did not hold back with his unfiltered criticism:

“That was embarrassing for basketball,” Barkley stated. “Minnesota should just [as] embarrassed as their players.”

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Well, Sir Charles isn't wrong here. After building up such a huge lead — and with Ja Morant uncharacteristically playing poorly — this game was for the Timberwolves to lose. And that's exactly what they did.

There's no denying that Minnesota is deflated right now, and rightfully so. However, they need to pick themselves back up again after this demoralizing loss. They may have lost two straight but this series is far from over.

The Timberwolves enter Game 4 down 2-1 in the series but they still have home-court advantage. Nevertheless, you have to say that the pressure will be on them to tie this series up. Another loss could spell the end of their season.

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