Charles Barkley blasts San Francisco during All-Star Game, describes it as city with 'homeless crooks'

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Charles Barkley ripped the city of San Francisco on Sunday during TNT’s alternative broadcast of the NBA All-Star Game as he talked to Basketball Hall of Famer Reggie Miller.

Barkley asked Miller which he would choose: playing in the cold in Indianapolis – where Miller spent his entire 18-year NBA career – or "being around a bunch of homeless crooks in San Francisco."

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green called Barkley "crazy" and that Barkley was not "welcome" in the city. WNBA star Candace Parker said "we love San Francisco," but Barkley offered a retort.

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

"No we don’t," he said. "… You can’t even walk around down there."

Green was emphatic with his pushback.

"Yes you can walk around," he said.

Barkley clapped back saying, "Yeah, with a bulletproof vest."

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Crime and drug use was at a fever pitch in San Francisco last year. Business owners in the Tenderloin neighborhood expressed concerns about their futures last month because people "don’t feel safe" walking around the district.

In November, one resident said he was stunned by what he saw.

"This is a disgrace.I've been to 50-plus countries and traveled the world. I've never seen anything like this," Jeremy Bernier told FOX News' Carley Shimkus.

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Drug users and drug dealers across the street from the San Francisco Federal Building. (Fox News Digital / Jon Michael Raasch)

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