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Charles Barkley destroys Spurs for Game 4 choke: ‘Dumbest basketball team in history of civilization’
Everyone at Madison Square Garden was trying to figure out what just happened in the Knicks-Spurs Game 4 of the NBA Finals — but Charles Barkley and the "Inside the NBA" crew were just angry.
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What happenedEveryone at Madison Square Garden was trying to figure out what just happened in the Knicks-Spurs Game 4 of the NBA Finals — but Charles Barkley and the "Inside the NBA" crew were just angry.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Charles Barkley rips Spurs after historic collapse: ‘Dumbest team in the history of civil...". The other frames it as "Charles Barkley destroys Spurs for Game 4 choke: ‘Dumbest basketball team in history of c...".
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Left / center-leftCharles Barkley rips Spurs after historic collapse: ‘Dumbest team in the history of civilization’
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Right / center-rightCharles Barkley destroys Spurs for Game 4 choke: ‘Dumbest basketball team in history of civilization’
Charles Barkley destroys Spurs for Game 4 choke: ‘Dumbest basketball team in history of civilization’
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Everyone at Madison Square Garden was trying to figure out what just happened in the Knicks-Spurs Game 4 of the NBA Finals — but Charles Barkley and the "Inside the NBA" crew were just angr...
Charles Barkley rips Spurs after historic collapse: ‘Dumbest team in the history of civilization’
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The Knicks outscored the Spurs 32-16 in the fourth quarter, winning the game on an Anunoby tip-in off a Jalen Brunson missed 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining.
