Charles Barkley Talks LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan & Donald Sterling: 2014-2015 NBA Preview, All Questions Answered

By Kenneth Brown | Oct 29, 2014 04:48 PM EDT

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The 2014-15 NBA season has finally arrived, and legend Charles Barkley has had his say on LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Donald Sterling. Check out his interview, with all questions answered:

When talking about his feud with Jordan, he insisted: "It is unfortunate. We're not friendly, but I still love him. He's doing a good job now. What is interesting about your question is Phil Jackson actually said the same thing I said and I wonder if he still speaks to Phil Jackson. I said Michael had to get rid of the people around him. You can't have your friends working for you; you've got to surround yourself with good basketball people. He had not done that. I love what he did with Al Jefferson. I love him going out and getting Lance [Stephenson]. I love the kid Noah Vonleh from Indiana. He's done a good job, but he had not done a good job up until then. It's obviously put a strain on our relationship and we're not together anymore."

On Kobe's 2014-15 season, he continued: "20 points per game. Because he is going to shoot the ball, but the Lakers aren't going to make the playoffs. They are not one of the elite teams in the West. Hopefully he can stay healthy for 82 games. He should try to play 25-30 minutes per night. Kobe's problem is Kobe doesn't want to accept he's getting old. There's nothing you can do about that. You can't outwork age."

On LeBron's homecoming, he explained: "One of the coolest things in my NBA career. I was in LA shooting a commercial and I was watching [ESPN's] Colin Cowherd radio show and he read the essay and I got emotional hearing LeBron's words. A lot of guys got mad at me and the older guys, because we were disappointed that LeBron left Cleveland. But it seems like what he said in the essay was what we were saying from the beginning: It's not just about winning championships. It's about where you win it at."

The interview ended with Barkley speaking about Sterling's removal from the NBA.

"The league is better. Being a black man, I am against any form of racism, sexism, anything like that. I have always said racism is the greatest cancer of my lifetime. I don't stand for that in any of my friends. I don't stand for anti-Semitism, we can't have that," he said. "I live in Arizona and I don't like the way they treat Hispanics there. Anytime I get a chance to stand up for that I am going to stand up for that. Sheriff Joe [Arpaio, of Maricopa County] is an ass----. Going to Arby's or Red Lobster rounding up Hispanics don't make you tough."

Will Barkley become a coach in the near future? The man's knowledge is second to none, and he's not afraid to share it with the world.

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