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Charles Barkley Says Airing LeBron James Jr.'s High School Games 'The Ultimate Exploitation'

ESPN is broadcasting 15 of LeBron "Bronny" James Jr.'s games at Sierra Canyon High School this season. NBA legend Charles Barkley isn't a huge fan of that.

"We always talk about college players being exploited. This is the ultimate exploitation," Barkley said during halftime of TNT's coverage of Pelicans-Grizzlies on Monday.

Zaire Wade, son of Dwyane Wade, also plays for Sierra Canyon.

"What is the financial incentive other than the network making money on these high school kids?" Barkley asked. "We always complain about these college teams making all this money. ... You're making money on college kids.