Former NBA Star and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley dropped some truth bomb during a hosting stint in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game last Sunday.
Barkley blasted the intolerable crime rate of San Francisco while discussing with former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller and Draymond Green of Golden State Warriors the weather of Indianapolis, who is hosting the All-Star Game.
This is the first time since 1985.
The panel of hosts started their conversation by laying out the weather in the host city.
“Hey Reggie, we love you, let’s not have another All-Star in Indiana,” Green humored.
“Let’s let this be the last one, my friend.”
Meanwhile, Barkley, without mincing his words, dropped an explosive question, “If you had a chance of being cold or being around a bunch of homeless crooks in San Francisco, which would you take?”
The former Houston Rockets forward’s remark sparked a response from one of the commentators, saying “We love San Francisco.”
“You can’t even walk around down there,” shot back.
Green argued, “yes you can walk around.”
Barkley clapped back, “yeah, with a bulletproof vest.”
Before this, Barkley also criticized the Golden Gate City for its lack of sanitation and homelessness.
The Game 4 of the 2022 Western Conference Finals in Texas between Golden State Warriors and Dallas Maverick was delayed due to a roof leak at the American Airlines Center.
Barkley, once again, without holding back, remarked: “The bad thing about all this rain, it’s not raining in San Francisco to clean up those dirty-ass streets they got there”
“San Francisco, it’s a great city, but all that dirtiness and homelessness, y’all gotta clean that off the streets.”
A recent survey revealed how the surge in crime rates in San Francisco has resulted in a mass exodus of businesses out of the city.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported in December last year that almost 40 percent of office spaces in the city are empty, resulting in an enormous loss of tax revenue for the Golden State City.
Business owners cite rising crimes, high taxes, and homeless problems that have spiraled out of control as primary factors.
Among the recent store shutdowns in SF was the Macy’s, which is also closing 150 other shops across the country.
When asked for the reason for the closure, one Macy’s Union Square worker points to the rampant shoplifting.
“It happens everyday,” quipped Steve Dalisay, an employee for Macy’s.
“It’s the theft, and that people aren’t coming in,” said the worker, who did not want to be identified because employees aren’t allowed to speak to reporters. “Basically, the same thing that happened to the Nordstrom is happening to us.”
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