Charles Barkley ‘so mad’ over lack of attention toward Nuggets after sweep: ‘I actually turned the TV off’

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The Denver Nuggets are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in their 47-year history after beating the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. 

They did so by sweeping LeBron James and the Lakers Monday after series wins over the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Phoenix Suns in the first two rounds. 

LeBron James (6) of the Los Angeles Lakers talks to coach Darvin Ham during overtime of a game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena April 24, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

And yet it was not the Nuggets who were the talk of the league the morning after the sweep, annoying NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley. 

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"I was so mad this morning I actually turned the TV off," Barkley said Tuesday during coverage of the Eastern Conference finals. "Because the Denver Nuggets, who have been the best basketball team in the world all season, sweep [and] get the Finals for the first time." 

After the Game 4 loss, James floated the possibility of retirement before the 2023-24 season. 

"We’ll see what happens going forward," James said. "I don’t know. I don’t know. I’ve got a lot to think about, to be honest. Just for me personally going forward with the game of basketball, I’ve got a lot to think about."

Charles Barkley prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat at Kaseya Center May 21, 2023, in Miami, Fla.  (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

Barkley said the conversation on Tuesday should have centered around the Nuggets, two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and his