Charles Barkley Agrees With Verdict in George Zimmerman Case (VIDEO)

Unlike most NBA players who went public with their thoughts on the controversial George Zimmerman trial, Hall of Famer and outspoken TV analyst Charles Barkley says he’s in agreement with the outcome of the verdict. Per CNBC (via Mediaite): “I agree with the verdict,’ Barkley said. ‘’m sorry that young kid got killed, but they didn’t have enough evidence to charge him.’ Barkley admitted that he did see some ‘racial profiling’ in the case, but said ‘something happened that changed the dynamic that night.’ He recognized what he was saying was ‘probably not a popular opinion among most people,’ but ‘looking at the evidence’ he said he agreed with the jury’s decision. He also called out the media for not having a ‘pure heart’ when it comes to race. ‘Racism is wrong in any, shape or form,’ Barkley said. ‘A lot of black people are racist too. I think sometimes when people talk about racism, they say only white people are racist, but I think black people are too. I don’t think the media has clean hands.’ Despite Zimmerman’s ‘racial profiling,’ in Barkley’s assessment, ‘Trayvon Martin, God rest his soul, he did flip the switch and start beating the hell out of Mr. Zimmerman.’ He added that he ‘feels bad’ that the trial gave ‘every white person and black person who is racist the platform to vent their ignorance. That’s the thing that bothered me the most. I watched this trial closely. I watched these people on television talking about it. A lot of these people have a hidden agenda. They want to have their racist views, whether they are white or black… They’re biases come out.'”