How Jayson Tatum Felt About Charles Barkley’s Celtics Critiques [Video]

Charles Barkley is never one to hold back an opinion, and Celtics star Jayson Tatum had a chance to respond to the Basketball Hall of Famer’s view of his team’s title hopes.

The Boston forward was on CBS Mornings on Tuesday to discuss a partnership between the Jayson Tatum Foundation and SoFi to make a multi-year commitment and donate more than $1 million that will go to single parents in his hometown of St. Louis.

Tatum’s segment ended with a basketball question, and Nate Burleson asked what the All-NBA forward thought of Barkley’s opinion that the Celtics aren’t tough enough to win a championship.

“I mean you have to give the respect, right?” Tatum told the panel. “Those are the guys that paved the way for the younger players like myself.”

Barkley’s comments came during the halftime showof this month’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks where the Celtics were demolished. Gayle King, who hosts …