Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA analyst Charles Barkley said that athletes across the country have turned racial injustice issues into a “circus” and he believes fans could become less interested because politics would be heavily involved in sports. In an interview with CNBC, Barkley said that players are placing more importance on kneeling and messages on their jerseys rather than taking the necessary steps to help with change. LEBRON JAMES, ANTHONY DAVIS WON'T WEAR SOCIAL JUSTICE MESSAGE ON JERSEYS“What’s happening now is we’re turning into a circus,” Barkley said. “Instead of talking about racial equality, racial justice, and economic justice, we spend all our time worrying about who’s kneeling and not kneeling, what things are being said on buses, what’s being said on jerseys. “People lost jobs and the last thing they want to do is turn on the television to hear arguments about stuff all the time.

Source: Fox News July 15, 2020 01:46 UTC