Since the beginning of this season, a lot of rumors and speculations have circulated from all over the league. Conversations about who's going where have been one of the hottest topics in the NBA media this season. Even up to this point when the Finals is taking place, analysts and color commentators still find ways to talk about the potential moves that might happen this summer. However, one member of the media is not happy with how often his colleagues talk about free agency. Charles Barkley was recently a guest at the Papa and Bonta show, where he said that he is disappointed with how often the media talks about free agency.

“I think these media people are so full of crap.”

“It’s gotten to the point where I’m just laughing. This notion where you’ve got every idiot, fool and moron on radio or TV, is lying every day, saying, ‘A source tells me or somebody close to the situation. KD’s going to the Knicks. Kawhi’s going to the Clippers. Kyrie, he was going to New York a month ago, now, yesterday, he’s going to the Nets…”

“I’ve got to the point where I can’t even watch this stuff anymore because all these guys are lying. And y'all going to let them get away with it because no one’s going to hold their feet to the fire when these guys don’t go anywhere.”

“And I think it’s an embarrassment to the NBA that we’re talking about where guys are going to play next year from the beginning of the season…”

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Barkley has a point and is trying to make sure that he gets his message across to the rest of the people who work for the media. There's always the right time and place to discuss free agency, which is less than a month from now by the way.

It doesn't have to be discussed for an entire year, no matter how talent-heavy this year's class is.