the Kings And the Warriors They’re scheduled to battle it out in Game 7 of their first-round playoff game on Sunday, but Charles Barkley is already looking beyond that for this Sacramento team.
On Saturday, Barkley revealed his latest bold prediction about royalty. And the 60-year-old suggested Sacramento would not only take care of business at home against Golden State on Sunday, but also defeat Lakers in the semi-finals.
“The Sacramento Kings are going to the Conference Finals,” Barkley said. “They will beat the Lakers.”
After a big win on the road in Game 6, the Kings have a chance to finish the series against the Warriors in Golden 1. Barkley is backing De’Aaron Fox and Co. to do just that, and some more.
Charles Barkley says the Kings are going to the Conference Finals. 👀
The HoopCentral April 30, 2023
The Kings returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2006, snapping the longest postseason drought among the four major professional sports leagues in the United States.
The Kings were the better team throughout the regular season, finishing the season as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Despite their inexperience in the postseason, Barkley expects them to tackle Stephen Curry and the Warriors on Sunday and win the next series against LeBron James and Los Angeles as well.
The Kings haven’t made it to the Western Conference Finals since 2002, when they were defeated by the Lakers, but Barkley is backing this year’s team to tie that run and pull the long-suffering franchise out of its slump.