Barkley not a fan of Butler’s hair, ‘Big Face Coffee’ pricing
The economics of these NBA Finals are proving quite confounding to Charles Barkley, at leastwhenit comes to theTurner analyst’s perspectives on Jimmy Butler.
For one, Barkley, who is appearing on NBA TV’s coverage during the league’s championship series, joked that he does not understand why the Miami Heat AllStar forward could not cover the cost of a haircut in the NBA’s quarantine setting at DisneyWorld.
“They said they had a barber in the bubble,” Barkley said, with the NBA providing just such services over these past three months. “Clearly you haven’t made yourway to the barber in the bubble.”
First, there was a dodge from Butler, ahead of the Heat’s Tuesday Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers at theWide World of Sports complex.
“That’s not a question,”
“That’s a question: Clearly you have not made it to the barber,” Barkley pressed.
“That’s still not a question,” Butler replied.
“Do you not know where the barber the bubble is?” Barkley continued.
“That’s a question,” Butler said. “And I do, I do know where the barber is, but I’m not trusting nobody. Plus, I think I’m playing prettywell like this.”
Barkley then turned to Butler’s whimsical enterprise being operated out of his Disney hotel room, his everything-is-$20 Big Face Coffee pop-up. “Letmeask you a question,” Barkley said. “Thank you, a question,” Butler interjected.
Continued Barkley, this Big Coffee thing?”
“It’s Big Face Coffee,” Butler said. “It’s twenty bucks. And if you send me twenty bucks, I’ll send you a cup.”
“Twenty bucks for a cup exasperated Barkley said.
“Twenty bucks, take it or leave it,” Butler said. “If you don’twant it, I don’t care.”
“Wait,” Barkley said, “I don’t drink coffee … but $20, don’t you think that’s a little expensive?”
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The two then shared a laugh.
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Heat forward Udonis Haslem finished fourth in the balloting of NBA players for the NBA’s Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, with the results released Tuesday.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday won the award, with Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris second and Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Korver third.
Haslem received 20 first-place votes, finishing ahead of players such as Damian Lillard, J.J. Barea and Patty Mills.
The Heat’s lone winner of the award was Shane Battier in 2014. Mike Conley won it last year with the Memphis Grizzlies, before he was traded to the Utah Jazz.
According to the NBA, the award, “recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and offcourt leadership as a mentor and rolemodel to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team.”
Haslem appeared in only four games for a total of 44 minutes this season.
As part of the NBA Finals, the Heat and NBA this week hosted a drive-through feeding event for families in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties impacted by theCOVID-19 pandemic.
With the team competing in the Disney quarantine, former Heat forward Glen Rice, who now serves as a Heat scout, represented the team at the event.
Also at the event, the Heat, NBA and State Farm announced a $45,000 contribution to the Florida RightsRestoration Coalition’s current Fines& FeesProgram. The grant was designated to aid efforts to reinstall the right to vote for those who face financial obligations and barriers to vote fromfelony convictions.