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Charles Barkley rips Skip Bayless for his past Damian Lillard criticism

Ever since Undisputed personality Skip Bayless wondered if Damian Lillard is truly a superstar for the Portland Trail Blazers — which Lillard responded to on Twitter — the guard has proven he is and then some.

And while we can’t attribute this run as a long response to Bayless, we do know that Lillard isn’t taking any slights from anyone lightly.

That brings us to Monday night, when Lillard led the Blazers to a Game 1 playoff win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. While Charles Barkley was going over the highlights, he had this to say: “Hey, take that, Skip Bayless, with your punk (expletive).” Then, he repeated it again, hoping “y’all heard me, America.”

As you can tell, there’s some NSFW language below:

Bayless, of course, will have a response on Wednesday:

Analyst fight!!! Meanwhile, Barkley seems to think the Blazers are going to sweep the Lakers:

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