“I would give [an] Academy Award — Oscar — for the Knicks to win a championship,” Lee said May 29 on “Inside the NBA” prior to the Knick’s 111-94 win over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. “I got two already.” Charles Barkley quickly interrupted Lee with sarcastic skepticism. “You’re gonna keep ‘em,” he qupped.

Ex-NBA Guard Sends New York Knicks Warning After Game 5 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks managed to keep their NBA Title hopes alive by defeating the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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The New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals Thursday night, but Charles Barkley threw shade on the their chance of winning a championship.