CLEVELAND, OHIO — Superstar Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James has launched a tirade against Charles Barkley, continuing their bizarre Star Wars feud. The four-time NBA MVP told reporters: “I’m tired of letting him run his mouth and crap on Force Awakens. There’s a new Jedi in town – and he prefers the Disney-era Star Wars.” Shots fired!

The remark comes in response to comments Barkley made last week during a televised broadcast. He sarcastically described The Force Awakens as “a cinematic air ball that got nothing on The Phantom Menace” after James complained about the lack of character development throughout the prequels. Barkley has also compared Rogue One: A Star Wars Story unfavorably in the past to the likes of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

This morning, FSW asked James, a diehard Force Awakens fan with the tattoo to prove it, about Barkley’s latest comments and the inquiry triggered him immediately. James had this to say.

“I’m not going to let him disrespect my boys Finn and Cash [Cassian] like that. The sequel trilogy never raped anyone’s childhood. These films never spit on the films that came before. Rogue One doesn’t have any unpaid debt to society. The Disney films don’t ever say ‘We’re not role models, only pioneers in digital filmmaking’ like the prequels. So yeah, I never showed up to All-Star Weekend on Sunday because I was in Vegas watching Force Awakens and Rogue One for 72 hours straight. All I’ve done for my entire life as a Star Wars fan is represent the natural evolution of George Lucas’ original vision. Fourteen years, never got in trouble. Respected the Jedi code. Print that.”

James also extended an invitation to Barkley.

“I know [Barkley] wanted to retire a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but he can’t. He’s stuck up on that stage every week. And if this makes him want to talk to me about our Star Wars beef, the schedule’s out there. He knows every road arena I’ll be in. Don’t just come up to me at All-Star and shake my hand and smile.”

FSW reached out to Barkley, but he declined to comment on the latest development in his Star Wars feud with James.

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