The Los Angeles Lakers have their fair share of critics in the media and Charles Barkley might be the biggest one of the lot. Following the Lakers' 118-97 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, Barkley explained why he dislikes the team on Inside the NBA and called out LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

The Dallas Mavericks (21-16) entered Thursday’s matchup against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers (20-16) on the second night of a back-to-back, in the midst of a five-game losing streak and without Luka Doncic,

The ongoing Butler-Heat saga sparked a lively discussion among the studio show’s analysts/former NBA players Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal in the early hours of Wednesday morning after Tuesday night’s games.

Jimmy Butler has reportedly picked his preferred destination, but it seems like it won't be easy for him to be traded there.

Jimmy Butler has a history of being a distraction or a detriment to a team when he doesn't get what he wants. As NBA analyst Jason Timpf said, trading him will be very difficult.