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Source: Christianpost

Tim Tebow may be topping popularity contests nationwide, but basketball legend Charles Barkley isn’t one of his growing number of fans.

The former NBA player called Philadelphia’s The Fanatic 97.5 FM radio station on Monday, a mere day after the Broncos bested the Pittsburgh Steelers in an upset NFL playoffs victory. The talk soon turned to Tebow, and Barkley buried the football player’s credibility in a conversation with host Mike Missanelli about the big game.

“The national nightmare continues,” Barkley said of America’s ongoing Tebowmania. “Hey listen, I like Tim Tebow, but there comes a point, he had a great game. They want to make it seem like, ‘oh, the world is aligned correct.’ I’m like, ‘he does play quarterback – he’s supposed to play well.'”

Missanelli, himself “not a big Tebow guy,” then asked Barkley if he’d “had enough of Tebow.” Barkley responded that he hoped Tebow’s public popularity would blow over.

“The jury is still out on Tebow,” Barkley said. “He seems like a nice kid, but these ups and downs are so different. Just because he had a great game and made four or five great throws yesterday doesn’t mean he’s gonna be a great starting quarterback in the NFL.”

Such a stinging rebuke lands Barkley – a former power forward for three NBA teams, including the Philadelphia 76ers – squarely in the middle of a national debate over Tebow. Football purists criticize Tebow’s playing style, while Christians praise his public displays of faith. Through it all, the evangelical athlete keeps bringing the Broncos victories and praising God.

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