Charles Barkley says US men's basketball team 'can't come back' stateside if they fail to win gold at Olympics

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Charles Barkley made his expectations for the U.S. men's basketball team clear. 

The legendary former NBA player wants to see Team USA return from the Paris Olympics with the gold medal in their possession. Barkley was so steadfast in his belief that he suggested the players should find another country to call home if they somehow fall short of his expectations.

"Listen, if they lose, we can’t let them back in the country," Barkley said during a recent appearance on Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George's "P Podcast." "We can’t. I’ll tell them, ‘You can’t come back.’"

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NBA great Charles Barkley is honored for being selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team during halftime in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Feb. 20, 2022. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

Barkley is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He was a member of the U.S. men's national basketball team during the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, better known as the "Dream Team." Barkley and Team USA also won gold on American soil during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Many have attempted to draw comparisons between the 2024 edition of the U.S. men's basketball team and the storied roster from 1992. Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing and other all-time NBA greats played on the "Dream Team."

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