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Neil Paine outlines the tendencies of NBA referees and breaks down the resulting impact on scoring and defense.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2013

Charles Barkley says the Chicago Bulls, losers of five of their past seven, are "physically tired" and coach Tom Thibodeau needs to let up a bit to preserve them for the rest of the season. The Bulls have two players in the NBA's top seven in minu...

Neil Paine says despite extraordinary talents like LeBron James and Kevin Durant, the era is rather ordinary.

Story | Conversation | October 31, 2012

Charles Barkley isn't ready to say LeBron James is almost as good as was Michael Jordan, but Barkley can envision a scenario in which that argument can be made.

Charles Barkley said Thursday that it's a "disgrace" that Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau has yet to receive a contract extension. Reports surfaced during this past season that Thibodeau was unhappy he had not received an extension, and that Bul...

CHICAGO -- Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh said Thursday he and his teammates don't care what Charles Barkley and others say about them after Barkley recently claimed the Chicago Bulls were better than the Heat. Read the entire story....

Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh said Thursday he and his teammates don't care what Charles Barkley and others say about them after Barkley recently claimed the Chicago Bulls were better than the Heat.

Include Charles Barkley in the chorus of people who believe the Chicago Bulls should give coach Tom Thibodeau a lucrative extension. "I don't know what you're doing in Chicago with your coach, it's just incredible with what he's done," Barkley sai...

Charles Barkley understands how tough it's going to be for Rip Hamilton to get in a rhythm with the Chicago Bulls because of the condensed schedule and his injuries, but he still doesn't think Tom Thibodeau should play Hamilton every day. Hamilton...

Charles Barkley expects the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat to meet again in the Eastern Conference finals, and he expects that series to come down to one specific matchup. "(Carlos) Boozer has got to outplay (Chris) Bosh," Barkley said Thursday on "...

Michael Jordan's good friend and fellow Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has a theory as to why the Chicago Bulls legend has largely failed as an NBA executive, and it has to do with the people around him, including those in the Charlotte Bobcats' front...

Michael Jordan's good friend Charles Barkley has a theory as to why the Chicago Bulls legend has largely failed as an NBA executive, and it has to do with the people around him, including those in the Charlotte Bobcats' front office.

Kobe passes Shaq en route to 5th all-time in scoring but he wants a sixth ring.

After LeBron James' disappointing performance in the NBA Finals, everyone from Charles Barkley to my grandmother said James needed to develop a post game. That wasn't quite true, however. Did James need to post up more often? Yes. Did he need a back-...

Charles Barkley said Dwight Howard should want to play with Derrick Rose because the duo could make the Chicago Bulls title contenders "for the next 10 years."

TNT analyst Charles Barkley said Tuesday he would feel uncomfortable drawing a paycheck during the NBA lockout, so he's considering donating his salary to charity.