Monday night, NBA Hall of Famer and huge hockey fan Charles Barkley was in Nashville for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final.

Aside from crashing Wayne Gretzky's press conference before the game, Barkley let the whole world know that he's all in on the NHL playoffs.

 

 

Charles #Barkley has been a huge fan of the #StanleyCup Playoffs so far.

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While at Bridgestone Arena for the game, Barkley also got to meet a bunch of players, and he explained to some Predators players the reason why he likes playoff hockey more than playoff basketball right now.

Nothing groundbreaking really.  Up to this point, it's been blowouts and sweeps, granted the first two games of the NBA Finals have been pretty exciting and a lot of people have been watching.

The NHL playoffs, however, have been as competitive as ever, and it started in the first round when Nashville beat Chicago.

 

The competitiveness and excitement has carried over into the final as the series is now tied 2-2 going back to Pittsburgh for Game 5.

 

 

#FrederickGaudreau's 3rd goal of the #StanleyCup Final was the winner.

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(H/T: NHL)