Charles Barkley 'annoyed' with Victor Wembanyama being given 'face of the league' title

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Charles Barkley isn’t prepared to call San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama the "face of the league" just yet. In fact, the NBA Hall of Famer believes titles such as that need to be earned. 

And according to Barkley, it hasn’t been earned yet. 

Chuck's Global Stars' Victor Wembanyama (1) gestures after sinking a basket against the Kenny's Young Stars during Game 1 of the NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.  (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Barkley raised the topic during TNT’s "Tip-Off" show on Thursday night, saying he’s been "annoyed" by those calling the young French basketball player the "face of league."  

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"I saw some guys on another network the other day talking about the ‘face of the league.’ And I was so annoyed," he began. 

"First of all you don’t give anybody ‘the face of the league.’ Am I right, Shaq," Barkley said to his co-host and fellow Hall of Famer, Shaquille O’Neal. 

"Shaq took being [face of the league]. When [Magic Johnson] and Larry Bird came in, they’re like, ‘We’re the new sheriffs in town.’ Shaq took it, Kobe [Bryant] took it, LeBron [James] took it, Steph [Curry] took it."

Phoenix Suns former player Charles Barkley in attendance at Footprint Center on Jan. 21, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)

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"You don’t give anybody ‘the face of the game,’ you take it," Barkley continued. 

Wembanyama, the