Richard Jefferson has had enough of Charles Barkley blaming LeBron James for everything he believes is wrong with the NBA.

During an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Barkley said James and today’s NBA players caused the league to create a second apron which is a series of penalties that go into effect when a franchise crosses a spending threshold.

“Why did they have to come up with [expletive] rules, Bill? Because all these guys want to play together and not compete. How many great players do we need in one team? They made up these rules, these young people, well if I had a dollar for every time I heard the second apron, why did Adam Silver have to put the second apron in? Because LeBron wanted to get all his guys together,” Barkley said.

“KD wanted to go play with the Warriors. Wait? Ya’ll don’t want to win the championship and compete against each other? Adam Silver had to do something,” he continued.

On his Road Trippin’ podcast, Jefferson called Barkely’s hypocrisy who has a long history joining stars on other teams.

“When we look at teaming up, he did it! He joined Olajuwon. And then Scottie Pippen came in,” Jefferson said. He also cited Karl Malone and Gary Payton who joined the Los Angeles Lakers to play with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. 

Jefferson also pointed out that “superteams” existed and were formed way before James entered the league.

“Did we forget our history? His own history! And I love Charles! Charles is my icon, my idol, my big bro. There’s not a person in this industry that I f***ing love more. But Charles, let’s be honest, you literally joined a team with Hakeem Olajuwon because he had won two championships,” he continued. “Wow, that sounds like LeBron going to join D-Wade. And then you brought in Scottie Pippen! Man, that sounds like Chris Bosh joining…why do we always make it seem like LeBron is the first person to join up in NBA history?”

“We’re blaming everything on LeBron right, wrong, ugly, that’s fine, we’re cool, that’s a different story,” Jefferson added. “But Charles joined the Houston Rockets with Hakeem Olajuwon and then they went and recruited Scottie Pippen…so how are we just gonna now all of a sudden forget all of our NBA history…So, no, the second apron doesn’t exist because LeBron and guys wanted to stop competing. Why did Charles go to Houston? Or maybe he’s telling us he didn’t want to compete. Come on, Charles.”

In the 1998-99 season, Barkley , Olajuwon, and Pippen teamed up to be a powerhouse in the Western Conference but the experiment was short-lived. They would lose in the opening round of the playoffs, 3-1, to the Lakers and Pippen was shipped to the Portland Trailblazers.

Barkley retired in 2000.