Charles Barkley on Saturday night highlighted the value of getting a free education as student-athletes in college basketball launched their fight in hopes of compensating from their names, images and likenesses (NIL). Barkley disagreed with people who say that getting free education was nothing. When these people on television talk about who should get paid or not … I get sick and tired of people telling these young kids getting a free education is nothing," he said during the NCAA Men’s Tournament broadcast on TBS. The NCAA got some issues and they’re not perfect, but to tell kids especially young Black kids that getting a free education is nothing is ridiculous and stupid." Barkley has been a proponent of highlighting the importance of the free education part for young student-athletes.

Source: Fox News March 20, 2021 23:48 UTC