Barkley does an about-face, apologizes to Rockets brass

Charles Barkley’s long feud with the Rockets might have come to a sudden end Tuesday.

Barkley, a frequent critic of his former team, had particularly called out Rockets general manager Daryl Morey and Rockets CEO Tad Brown after the Rockets’ Game 4 loss to Golden State on Sunday.

Morey had tweeted comments about Barkley’s criticism during a game against Phoenix last season. Brown sent a tweet during Game 3 last week when Barkley accused the Rockets of “fake hustle.”

Barkley also had complained owner Leslie Alexander underpaid him during his tenure with the Rockets. He has said the Rockets owed him $5 million. He said Sunday they owe him $3 million.

“I want to apologize to the Houston Rockets,” Barkley said on Tuesday’s broadcast of “Inside The NBA.” “I overacted to two tweets. I said something I shouldn’t say. So I want to apologize to Daryl Morey. And I want to apologize to Tad Brown, the CEO, for overreacting. I want to apologize to Les Alexander.

“You know, I don’t do any social media. When you show stuff or I hear about it, I get mad. So I want to apologize to those three guys and the entire Houston Rockets organization because when you’re on television Ernie ( Johnson), it should never be personal. We’re supposed to do our jobs. When Daryl Morey sent a tweet during the season, I got mad. I was 100 percent wrong. When Tad Brown tweeted last week, I was 100 percent wrong.

“Les Alexander treated me great when I was in Houston. So I just want to apologize to those three guys.”