NEW YORK -- Charles Barkley calls it friendly fire. Custom Calgary Flames Jerseys .When he talks about racial issues, it isnt only whites he risks angering. Some of the biggest complaints come from fellow blacks, who figure hes too rich, too successful to possibly understand their struggles.Like, those people say hes not black anymore, he shouldnt speak on black issues, Barkley said. Im like, `Dude, Im always going to be black, but thats a double-edged sword Im willing to deal with.So not only will he keep talking, he wants to lead the conversation.The basketball Hall of Famer and TNT analyst will debut The Race Card on the network in 2017, a show that wont just be about black and white, because Barkley believes Americas problems are more about rich versus poor.I just want to do a positive dialogue because Im sick of arguing over race all the time, Barkley said. Like, Im very aware that racism does exist, it always has and probably always will, but the media does a really poor job. Theres more good than bad, but the bad pops off the newspaper and on television. And like I said, the truth is somewhere in the middle.On one hand, he seems an unlikely choice to be looking for it. In a Nike commercial during his playing career, he said himself hes no role model , and he still doesnt like the term now. And wearing a Ralph Lauren sweater and matching brown slacks during a lunch at a Manhattan restaurant Tuesday before slipping into a tuxedo for the induction of TNTs Inside the NBA studio show in the Broadcasting Hall of Fame, he does project the image of a comfortable life.But born in Alabama in 1963, the year Ku Klux Klan members killed four girls in a Birmingham church bombing, he sees the same struggles now as during his youth. Like many of todays athletes, hes discouraged by the killings of blacks by white police and the protests, sometimes violent, that have followed.Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers has been kneeling in protest during the national anthem, and many NBA players have stood with arms locked during the preseason. Barkley respects their actions but would like to see more.It goes back to the Kaepernick thing, he said. I said, you do what you want to do, youre a grown man. But I challenge all these guys, what are you actually doing in the black community to help our people?For Barkley, thats included donating millions to his high school and colleges in Alabama. But he cant blame todays athletes who grapple with their involvement, a discussion he had with a professor for the show.He says, `First of all, its unfair for all you guys to have to solve the ills of all the black community. Its unfair, you guys arent activists because you all havent lived what those guys have been through, Barkley said. And he says, `I really think its cool that you all are trying, but to try to compare todays black athletes to Jim Brown, Bill Russell, (Muhammed) Ali and those guys, were doing them a disservice because those guys like lived.They never told me I couldnt go to a restaurant or go to the same hotel, Barkley added. I aint never been through anything like that.For the first episode of The Race Card, Barkley interviewed minorities about the way they are portrayed on television. He spent a day with Muslims, finding something in common.We started talking about, like every time I see a mass shooting, Im saying to myself, `Please dont be black. And I said to them, every time you see a bomb, what are you thinking? And theyre like, `Please dont be a Muslim, Barkley said.He spoke with four blacks, who gave very different accounts of their treatment by police. He met with Asians, telling them his perception of them from TV was that theyre really smart and outperforming Americans.Were not that smart and we dont know karate, they replied.He interviewed entertainer Ice Cube, lamenting the criticism they get from African-Americans.And he says its the stupidest thing hes ever heard. Were not supposed to be successful, and like wait, were not black because were successful? Barkley said. First of all, they should be patting us on the back because we made it, instead of saying, `Well, they dont know what its like to be black because they havent been in the hood in so long.But Barkley said he will handle it, because its important to keep talking about social issues. Hes warned his bosses at Turner never to prevent him from talking about what he wants, and while he once desired a chance to run an NBA team as a general manager, he realizes now that job would lessen his platform because it would require staying silent at times.Specifics about the show, including the debut date, are still being discussed, but Turner is eager to see which direction Barkley plans to take it.Charles will tell you himself: There has been no bigger problem in his life than racism. That is why were doing this series with him. He wants to spark real dialogue and get everyone involved, said Michael Bloom, TNT/TBS senior vice president of unscripted series and specials.A political independent who said hes always voted Democrat but once weighed a run for Alabama governor as a Republican, hes disappointed in the presidential campaign and pondering not voting at all. Hes also disgusted by TV coverage he said is often two panelists yelling at each other over the same soundbite.So hes hoping his show can be the one that deals with difficult topics in a proper manner.What Im trying to do with the show is, all the racial BS is somewhere in the middle. Its not black and white ... like everything is not all what it seems, Barkley said. Im just trying to open up a positive dialogue. Thats all Im trying to do.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Stitched Flames Jerseys . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. Flames Jerseys China . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. LOS ANGELES -- Paul George and C.J. Miles returned to help the Indiana Pacers rally past the Los Angeles Clippers with just their second road win of the season.Thaddeus Young scored 17 points and George added 16 after missing four of the last five games in the Pacers 111-102 victory on Sunday night that gave them a sweep of the season series for the first time since 2013-14.Indiana came back from 15 points down in the first quarter and held on after the Clippers got within four in the fourth.It was great to have everybody out there contributing. Everybody played a big part in this win, George said. Thats got to be us. We cant put the pressure on one guy. We need this to be a collective effort every night.Rodney Stuckey also had 16 points and Jeff Teague added 15 points for the Pacers. Miles had 12 points after missing six games with a sore left knee.Blake Griffin had 24 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers, whose two-game winning streak was snapped in their return to Staples Center. They went 3-3 on their recent six-game road trip, including a 91-70 loss at Indiana last week.Los Angeles led by 15 in the first quarter and appeared on its way to victory, especially when the Pacers missed 15 of 22 shots.We didnt get off to a good start. The good thing about that was that we stayed with it, Indiana coach Nate McMillan said. We started to get stops. We started to make baskets, and we worked our way back into the game, kind of grinded it out.Indiana regrouped and eventually led by 20 in the fourth quarter.Thats when the Clippers staged a furious rally, outscoring Indiana 22-9 to close to 98-93.DeAndre Jordan had a putback dunk off J.J. Redicks missed 3-pointer, but he missed the free throw to leave the Clippers down 104-100.Los Angeles has lost four of six.We couldnt get out of a hole, Clippers coach Doc Riverss said. Fake Flames Jerseys. They were very confident against us.George hit a 3-pointer with 48 seconds to go and Young made a pair of free throws to close out the comeback win.Jordan had 15 rebounds for the Clippers. Chris Paul added 18 points and 11 assists.The Pacers took their first lead on a 3-pointer by Teague late in the second quarter when Stuckey scored 10 points, leaving them trailing 52-48 at the break.Indiana opened the third on a 19-2 run to take a 67-54 lead, with Young scoring eight and George five. The Clippers missed their first 10 shots and finished just 5 of 19 in the quarter. Stuckeys consecutive baskets sent the Pacers into the fourth ahead 83-69.They got us, Paul said. We started off the game well but the third quarter we just didnt have it.TIP-INSPacers: They narrowly missed a season low in points in the first quarter, saved only by Aaron Brooks making three free throws for 17, one off their season low.Clippers: Redick hit five 3-pointers in the first half for all of his 15 points. ... Los Angeles tied its season high with 20 turnovers. ... Three of the Clippers six losses have come at home.AND THERE WAS BLOODGeorge played most of the game with tissue stuffed in his bloody nose.It was weird. Out of nowhere I wiped my nose and saw blood, he said. Maybe its the air out here. Im not used to it.UP NEXTPacers: Visit Western Conference-leading Golden State on Monday night in the second game of a back-to-back. They are 0-3 in such games this season. The Warriors handed Indiana its worst home loss in franchise history with a 120-83 victory on Nov. 21.Clippers: Host Golden State on Wednesday night in the first meeting of the season between the Pacific Divisions top two teams. ' ' '