Charles Barkley’s Take on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Injury Had the 'NBA on TNT' Crew in Disbelief

He wasn’t wrong, though.

The Bucks beat the Heat in Game 2 on Wednesday night to even the series at 1–1, and they did so without star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was out with a back injury he suffered in Game 1. 

Miami was also without one of their key players: Tyler Herro. The guard broke his hand in Game 1 and will likely be out for the rest of the playoffs. 

After Game 2, Charles Barkley tried to make a point about the two injuries, but it wasn’t well received by Kenny Smith and the rest of the NBA on TNT crew.

Here’s what Barkley had to say: 

"In this series, I think Herro is a bigger loss than Giannis"

Chuck weighs in on key losses in Heat-Bucks pic.twitter.com/9Rtoh5mqMa

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 20, 2023

Barkley wasn’t exactly wrong there, he just didn’t do the best job of getting his point across. The Bucks would probably have no problem beating the Heat without Antetokounmpo, while Miami will probably have no chance of beating Milwaukee without Herro. 

Lots of NBA fans agreed. 

I get what Chuck is saying. @Bucks w/ Giannis will manhandle the Heat. But w/out GA, they can still beat the @MiamiHEAT.

Heat w/o Herro cannot beat the Bucks. Herro is a bigger loss than GA is to the Bucks.

This is what Chuck is saying. https://t.co/SN6UhxfRfy

— BucksFam (@bucks_fam) April 20, 2023

This is on point! https://t.co/9qBypimhOb

— HoopsUp Basketball (@hoopsupball) April 20, 2023

Chuck be confusing with how he said it but he is correct tho Miami has a tough time scoring as is it's a whole lot tougher without Herro now the Bucks can we this series without Giannis bc of that alone https://t.co/GnCQMBaXv3

— Bula (@Sniperbula33) April 20, 2023

y’all swear Chuck don’t be making sense but he be on it sometimes 🤷🏾‍♂️ https://t.co/FBsywro9Ky

— LL 🚹 (@wiselifejodi) April 20, 2023