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Draymond: Barkley is 'one of the best people I've ever been around'

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It sounds like Draymond Green and Charles Barkley's longstanding feud can be put to rest for good.

Green opened up about his career as a part-time analyst and working with Barkley in an interview with Logan Murdock of The Ringer. Green admitted he was prepared to continue his grudge against Barkley when they started filming the TNT series "The Arena" together in summer 2020, but that quickly changed after the Hall of Famer greeted him on set.

"He's one of the best people I've ever been around in my life," Green said. "And it caught me so off guard, because it was the total opposite of what I was expecting."

The Golden State Warriors forward, who once threatened to take Barkley's job, has spent the past two summers filling in on TNT's "Inside the NBA." A permanent spot could become available soon if Barkley follows through on his plan to retire at 60, but Green isn't ready to commit to a post-NBA television career.

"I'm not sure," he said. "I think there's a world where I may do that; I think there's a world where I could not. Who knows? I think I probably got another good six years or so left in me. Who knows what any of this looks like in six years."

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