Going into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Atlanta Hawks have a huge problem. Trae Young will be unable to play due to a foot injury he sustained in the third quarter of the last game, putting Atlanta at risk of falling behind 3-1 to the Milwaukee Bucks.
The subject of who will start in his stead has arisen, and while the obvious solution is to start Lou Williams, Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley offers a little unique one.
“I wouldn’t do that,” Barkley said about potentially letting Lou Will cook with the rest of the starters. “I would start Jeff Teague, because if you start Lou Williams, I don’t see…”
It was at this point that Barkley felt the need to stress, “yeah, Jeff Teague, I would start him.” This led to Ernie Johnson pointing out that Teague — who, in fairness, used to play for the Hawks from 2009-16 and for 25 games last season — is in this series, just for the other team.
“Wait, who is the other guy?” Barkley asked.
“He’s on the Bucks,” said Kenny Smith, in a very measured way.
“Big dummy!” Shaquille O’Neal proceeded to joyously say.
Thank you for tuning into this special Eastern Conference Finals edition of “Who He Play For?” We’ll see you next time.
