In the NFL offseason, New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is moonlighting as an NBA analyst.
At his youth football camp in New Jersey on Sunday, the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft told reporters he doesn't like the Warriors' chances against the Toronto Raptors if Kevin Durant continues to miss time with a strained right calf.
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"If KD comes back -- I mean, KD's the best player in the world," Barkley told Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson. " ... [Kawhi Leonard's] going crazy right now, so I have the Raptors. I said it on my (Instagram) story today. The Raptors are winning The Finals if KD doesn't come back."
Barkley left Penn State just 89 yards shy of the school's all-time rushing record, but he was also played basketball in high school. Despite standing just 5-foot-11, Barkley essentially played power forward for Whitehall High School in Pennsylvania, although his coach told Cleveland.com that Barkley "wasn't the star, he was the glue guy."
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The Warriors lost their first game this postseason in Durant's absence in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Golden State won five straight without him beforehand, but lacked another scorer alongside Steph Curry in the 118-109 loss. Durant won't play in Game 2, but could be cleared to return once he is able to practice.
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In the meantime, the Warriors will try to prove another famous athlete named Barkley wrong.