Barkley: James is the third man in history after Djoko. I can’t bear to see him struggle in the twilight years of his career.

Today Barkley participated in the podcast "Jim Rome for a wide-ranging interview" and talked about James' situation.

"I'm afraid that he will retire before he officially debuts this season. This invincible player is finally no longer able to withstand the ravages of time, just as time is as ruthless to everyone. There is nothing we can do about it. I joked on the show a few weeks ago that the so-called sciatica is actually another way of saying aging. I hope he can leave the game as soon as possible, because I really can't bear to see such an excellent player earn money on the field. "The last two years of my career have been very frustrating and embarrassing, and obviously LeBron is better than me, but I don't want to see such a good player just hanging on for the sake of hanging on, because he is the third-best player I've ever seen behind Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant," Barkley said.

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