Kevin Durant 'part of that generation who think he can't be criticized,' Charles Barkley says

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Charles Barkley is going to tell it like it is, and he said Sunday that players are a bit more sensitive in today’s NBA than they were in the past.

In an interview with "60 Minutes" on CBS, Barkley was asked about his thoughts on Kevin Durant. The two have had words for each other over the last few years. Durant left the Golden State Warriors to join the Brooklyn Nets in 2019, and he requested a trade from Brooklyn this past summer, which was later honored before the league’s trade deadline. Durant was dealt to the Phoenix Suns in February.

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Mar 5, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) in action during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns at the American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)

"He's very sensitive. Great player," Barkley said of Durant. "He's part of that generation who think he can't be criticized. He's never looked in the mirror and said, 'Man, was that a fair criticism?’"

CBS’ Jon Wertheim asked whether Barkley believes players from the current game are more sensitive to criticism than those Barkley played with.

"That would be (an) understatement," Barkley said.

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Mar 5, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) in action during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns at the American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)

Barkley and Durant traded barbs earlier his month after the former Phoenix Suns star said that Durant, the current Suns star, gets mad when he points out that LeBron