Mourners are paying their respects to former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lies in state at New York City Hall.

Carlisle, the longtime NBA head coach, has received endless praise over the offseason as he's helped lead the Pacers through the Eastern Conference and now to a lead in the NBA Finals over the league's best regular season team. Barkley's only kidding, but with how the Knicks have went about their coaching search, don't put anything past them.

Charles Barkley joked about the Knicks' coaching search strategy by making a direct reference to the Pacers' head coach Rick Carlisle.

With these reports coming out, NBA legend Charles Barkley slammed the Knicks for during their coaching search. “The Knicks gonna be the stupidest damn people in the world,” Barkley said. “You don’t have a plan?” This was a clear shot by Barkley, but he does have a point, especially after he criticized them for firing Thibodeau.

It was a solemn and ceremonial moment as the late former Congressman Charles Rangel's casket was carried into St. Patrick's Cathedral, draped in the American flag.

"The Knicks got to be the stupidest damn people in the world” - Charles Barkley sounds off on the New York Knicks originally appeared on Basketball Network.