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NEW YORK -- Charles Barkley calls it friendly fire. Dorance Armstrong Jersey .When he talks about racial issues, it isnt only whites he risks angering. Some of the biggest complaints come from fellow blacks, who figure hes too rich, too successful to possibly understand their struggles.Like, those people say hes not black anymore, he shouldnt speak on black issues, Barkley said. Im like, `Dude, Im always going to be black, but thats a double-edged sword Im willing to deal with.So not only will he keep talking, he wants to lead the conversation.The basketball Hall of Famer and TNT analyst will debut The Race Card on the network in 2017, a show that wont just be about black and white, because Barkley believes Americas problems are more about rich versus poor.I just want to do a positive dialogue because Im sick of arguing over race all the time, Barkley said. Like, Im very aware that racism does exist, it always has and probably always will, but the media does a really poor job. Theres more good than bad, but the bad pops off the newspaper and on television. And like I said, the truth is somewhere in the middle.On one hand, he seems an unlikely choice to be looking for it. In a Nike commercial during his playing career, he said himself hes no role model , and he still doesnt like the term now. And wearing a Ralph Lauren sweater and matching brown slacks during a lunch at a Manhattan restaurant Tuesday before slipping into a tuxedo for the induction of TNTs Inside the NBA studio show in the Broadcasting Hall of Fame, he does project the image of a comfortable life.But born in Alabama in 1963, the year Ku Klux Klan members killed four girls in a Birmingham church bombing, he sees the same struggles now as during his youth. Like many of todays athletes, hes discouraged by the killings of blacks by white police and the protests, sometimes violent, that have followed.Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers has been kneeling in protest during the national anthem, and many NBA players have stood with arms locked during the preseason. Barkley respects their actions but would like to see more.It goes back to the Kaepernick thing, he said. I said, you do what you want to do, youre a grown man. But I challenge all these guys, what are you actually doing in the black community to help our people?For Barkley, thats included donating millions to his high school and colleges in Alabama. But he cant blame todays athletes who grapple with their involvement, a discussion he had with a professor for the show.He says, `First of all, its unfair for all you guys to have to solve the ills of all the black community. Its unfair, you guys arent activists because you all havent lived what those guys have been through, Barkley said. And he says, `I really think its cool that you all are trying, but to try to compare todays black athletes to Jim Brown, Bill Russell, (Muhammed) Ali and those guys, were doing them a disservice because those guys like lived.They never told me I couldnt go to a restaurant or go to the same hotel, Barkley added. I aint never been through anything like that.For the first episode of The Race Card, Barkley interviewed minorities about the way they are portrayed on television. He spent a day with Muslims, finding something in common.We started talking about, like every time I see a mass shooting, Im saying to myself, `Please dont be black. And I said to them, every time you see a bomb, what are you thinking? And theyre like, `Please dont be a Muslim, Barkley said.He spoke with four blacks, who gave very different accounts of their treatment by police. He met with Asians, telling them his perception of them from TV was that theyre really smart and outperforming Americans.Were not that smart and we dont know karate, they replied.He interviewed entertainer Ice Cube, lamenting the criticism they get from African-Americans.And he says its the stupidest thing hes ever heard. Were not supposed to be successful, and like wait, were not black because were successful? Barkley said. First of all, they should be patting us on the back because we made it, instead of saying, `Well, they dont know what its like to be black because they havent been in the hood in so long.But Barkley said he will handle it, because its important to keep talking about social issues. Hes warned his bosses at Turner never to prevent him from talking about what he wants, and while he once desired a chance to run an NBA team as a general manager, he realizes now that job would lessen his platform because it would require staying silent at times.Specifics about the show, including the debut date, are still being discussed, but Turner is eager to see which direction Barkley plans to take it.Charles will tell you himself: There has been no bigger problem in his life than racism. That is why were doing this series with him. He wants to spark real dialogue and get everyone involved, said Michael Bloom, TNT/TBS senior vice president of unscripted series and specials.A political independent who said hes always voted Democrat but once weighed a run for Alabama governor as a Republican, hes disappointed in the presidential campaign and pondering not voting at all. Hes also disgusted by TV coverage he said is often two panelists yelling at each other over the same soundbite.So hes hoping his show can be the one that deals with difficult topics in a proper manner.What Im trying to do with the show is, all the racial BS is somewhere in the middle. Its not black and white ... like everything is not all what it seems, Barkley said. Im just trying to open up a positive dialogue. Thats all Im trying to do.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Cedrick Wilson Jr. Jersey . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Bo Scarbrough Jersey . 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The deal will include a player option after the first year.The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player -- as that has always steered me in the right direction, Durant wrote. But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth.With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors.After Durant signs with Golden State, two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry will be the fourth-highest-paid player on the Warriors. Durant will be No. 1, followed by Klay Thompson ($16.6 million), Draymond Green ($15.3 million) and Curry ($12.1 million), who can become a free agent after next season.Green told The Undefeateds Marc J. Spears in a text message that he was ecstatic the Warriors landed Durant. He tweeted to express his enthusiasm about his new teammate.Im excited about the opportunity to add one of the best players in the world to our team and welcome him to our brotherhood! This will be some of the best times of our life, and Im looking forward to it, he wrote.Durants contract can be finalized Thursday, when the leaguewide moratorium on signings and trades is lifted.Warriors coach Steve Kerr was in Hawaii and said he learned about Durants decision to join Golden State via The Players Tribune, ESPNs Ramona Shelburne reported.The Warriors plan to renounce their rights to Harrison Barnes, sources told Stein, to help clear the salary-cap space needed to sign Durant. That will make Barnes an unrestricted free agent on Thursday. Barnes, sources told Stein, remains on course to sign with the Dallas Mavericks, who reached a verbal agreement with the 24-year-old on a?four-year max deal worth $94.4 million, no matter what happened with Durant.The Mavericks also have agreed to a trade with the Warriors to acquire center Andrew Bogut and his 2016-17 contract, with a base value of just over $11 million. Just before Durants Players Tribune post, Bogut removed references to the Warriors from his Twitter page.Golden State will renounce its rights to center Festus Ezeli, which will make him an unrestricted free agent, but?guard?Shaun Livingston?was told by the Warriors that?he wont be traded, sources told Spears. Golden State also agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million deal with?Zaza Pachulia, according to a report by The Vertical.Thunder general manager Sam Presti expressed his teams disappointment over Durants departure in a statement.Kevin made an indelible mark on the Thunder organization and the state of Oklahoma as a founding father of this franchise, Presti said. We cant adequately articulate what he meant to the foundation of this franchise and our success. While clearly disappointing that he has chosen to move on, the core values that he helped establish only lead to us thanking him for the many tangible and intangible ways that he helped our program.Presti later said?the team had a pretty good idea that Durant was moving on even before its final meeting with him in the Hamptons on Sundaay. Connor Williams Jersey. .Even when we were relatively sure it probably wasnt going to go our way, eight staff members and our owner stayed overnight in New York just to be there and to kind of finish it out, Presti said at a news conference in Oklahoma City on Monday evening.Weve been there for every first in his career, and we wanted to finish it out the right way by being present whenever that decision was made, regardless of how it turned out.Presti said he was alerted to Durants final choice in a phone call from Durant on Monday morning a few minutes before the announcement.It was disappointing, it was hurtful; but at the end of the day, it was what he felt was best for him, Presti said.The Thunder will take some time before making any roster decisions, particularly related to All-Star point guard?Russell Westbrooks future, sources told ESPNs Brian Windhorst.The biggest catch on the free-agent market, Durant met with six teams over the past three days: Oklahoma City, Golden State, San Antonio, Boston, Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors held their meeting with Durant on Friday.?On Saturday, Durant spoke with NBA legend Jerry West, a member of the Warriors executive board, on the phone, sources told ESPNs Chris Broussard. West outlined the reasons he thought Golden State would be the ideal fit for the superstar forward.Durant, 27, has spent all nine seasons of his career with the Thunder organization. He won the MVP in 2014, has been named first--team All--NBA five times and has made seven All--Star teams. He has appeared in four Western Conference finals and one NBA Finals, in which he lost in five games to the Heat in 2012.Im from Washington D.C. originally, but Oklahoma City truly raised me, Durant wrote. It taught me so much about family, as well as what it means to be a man. There are no words to express what the organization and the community mean to me and what they will represent in my life and in my heart forever. The memories and friendships are something that go far beyond the game. Those invaluable relationships are what made this deliberation so challenging.It really pains me to know that I will disappoint so many people with this choice, but I believe I am doing what I feel is the right thing at this point in my life and my playing career.Durant bounced back last season to earn second--team All-NBA honors after undergoing three surgeries to repair a Jones fracture on his right foot suffered before the 2014--15 season, in which he was limited to 27 games before undergoing a season--ending bone graft procedure in March. Without Durant, the Thunder missed the postseason.With Durant back for 72 games last season, the Thunder improved to 55-27 and finished third in the West. The Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the opening round, upset the 67--win Spurs in six games in the second round and pushed the Warriors to seven games in the Western Conference finals.Durant averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists last season, and he scored at least 20 points in 67 straight games. In nine seasons, Durant has averaged 27.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.Golden State set an NBA regular-season record with 73 wins and led the league in scoring last season, but the Warriors fell just short of a repeat NBA title and lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games.ESPN staff writer Royce Young and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Hoodies Jerseys NFL China Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic ' ' '