The NBA's current crop of players, according to Charles Barkley, are "babied," and he predicts a strike soon.

The NBA's current crop of players, according to Charles Barkley, are "babied," and he predicts a strike soon. (“Charles Barkley Says Today’s NBA Players Are Babied, Believes League Is Headed Toward Lockout”)

Charles Barkley, an NBA analyst and member of the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, doesn't hold back when he speaks. This week, Barkley made news by predicting an impending NBA lockout. During NBA All-Star Weekend, Barkley told reporters, "You can't take my money and say you want to divorce me in six to a year because you can only get the maximum from this team.

" "You cannot steal all of my money and then declare that you want a divorce. Therefore, I have a good feeling that's what the CBA will produce next. ""There is no question in my mind that these guys will be locked out." The current Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire after the 2023–24 season, so the NBA and National Basketball Players Association are returning to the negotiating table.

Both parties will work to enact new rules that will help the league. In Barkley's opinion, tension exists behind closed doors. He mentioned that NBA owners don't like it when players sign contracts and try to force their way out of the league. He commented on recent requests for trades involving James Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant, three of the best players in the NBA.

The three parties agreed to Brooklyn Nets contract extensions. They ultimately asked for trades, though, because of a number of problems the organisation was having. "You cannot take all of their money and treat the owners and supporters poorly,

" said Barkley. There is no doubt in my mind that the owners won't permit this, so the guys will be locked out. In the 2011–12 NBA season, there was the most recent lockout.

Teams didn't start playing until Christmas Day, so the league was suspended for 161 days. Teams were not permitted to make roster decisions during the lockout, and players were not permitted to speak with the training staff. According to Barkley, the NBA's current situation will

probably cause a repeat occurrence. Barkley remarked, "Y'all, babies, these dudes are having so much fun today." "They do not desire to play consecutive games. They get tossed every time a fan says something. They want to be traded if they're not satisfied.

The following CBA will be "when it all comes to a head." The 76th season of the NBA is currently underway. In the league's history, there have been four lockouts, including the one in 1998–1999 that lasted for more than six months. The 1999 NBA All-Star Game was postponed, and the season was cut down to 50 games. 

(“Charles Barkley Says Today’s NBA Players Are Babied, Believes League Is Headed Toward Lockout”)   All of this was due to the ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations between the NBA's owners and players The lockout was caused by the two sides' inability to agree on how to split the revenue from the new television deal.

The owners wanted a hard salary cap that would limit what players could earn, while the players wanted to continue the existing system of a "soft cap" that would allow teams to exceed the salary cap in certain cases This disagreement was a major factor in the NBA’s lost season,

as teams were unable to start their regular seasons without coming to terms on a CBA As the two sides could not come to a consensus, the lockout dragged on for several months until an agreement was finally reached In December 2011, the NBA owners and players association finally agreed on a new CBA, ending the lockout