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Andy Meek
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- NBA analyst Charles Barkley has come under fire in recent days for comments he made during a broadcast about the national "defund the police" movement, as well as about the police killing of Breonna Taylor.
- About defunding the police, Barkley suggested that adherents to that philosophy are "fools" and asked, "Who are black people supposed to call? Ghostbusters?"
- About the death of Taylor, he said it was a tragedy but that it shouldn't be compared to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, since Louisville police claimed that Taylor's boyfriend shot at them first.
At one point during TNT's pregame coverage of the NBA's Western Conference Finals, analyst Charles Barkley decided to weigh in on some pretty heavy current events roiling the nation right now, including the "defund the police" movement, such that people are still talking about Barkley's comments days after the fact.
The NBA legend's specific comments about police reform -- as well as Breonna Taylor, the young woman in Louisville killed by police back in March -- have certainly rocked the Twittersphere and media landscape, to say the least.
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Charles Barkley warns people about comparing Breonna Taylor to George Floyd originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 27 Sep 2020 at 17:22:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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