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Charles Barkley didn\u2019t hold back with his criticism of Victor Wembanyama during halftime of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday night in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWemby\u2019s in shock right now,\u201d Barkley, the Hall of Famer and \u201cInside the NBA\u201d analyst, said before the Knicks won 105-104 to take a 2-0 series lead over San Antonio. \u201cIt\u2019s probably been a long time since he got his ass kicked like this.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut right now, big KAT is taking his ass to the woodshed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barkley said Wembanyama looked flustered during the first half and was throwing the ball all over the place.<\/p>\n

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He finished the half with seven points and ended the night with 29 points on 11-for-21 shooting. <\/p>\n

Read more Knicks take commanding NBA Finals lead over Spurs after they scrape through Game 2 nail-biter<\/a><\/p>\n

But Wembanyama had a critical turnover and foul that helped give the Knicks the lead for good in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. He then missed the game\u2019s final shot at the buzzer.<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally, I think I could\u2019ve been better in recovering from the high of the conference finals, but here we are,\u201d Wembanyama said after the loss. \u201cWe can\u2019t change the past now. We\u2019re already focused on Game 3.\u201d<\/p>\n

Towns had 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Knicks took a critical win to move two wins away taking the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

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