Open letter: Here's what Kenny Smith thinks about Charles Barkley and Ferguson
Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley are analysts on TNT's Inside the NBA. They're also friends who have differing opinions on the events in Ferguson, Mo. After Barkley publicly called the people looting in Ferguson "scumbags," Smith responded with an open letter to Barkley via For the Win. Smith wrote that he dislikes Barkley's use of the word "scumbag" to describe looters and civilians burning down businesses. "When you are in 'The Struggle' to not expect that that potential reaction is foolish on our part," he wrote. He also doesn't think Barkley's opinion on race relations should be valued alongside those of lifelong activists. What "I consistently find interesting is how writers and media members view your insights in politics, and now race relations, with the same reverence as your insights in sports," Smith wrote. Barkley and Smith had a civil, face-to-face chat on air the next night during their show.
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