Charles Barkley and ESPN's Dan Graziano take shots at 'attention-hungry' Aaron Rodgers amid Jimmy Kimmel feud

• Charles Barkley and ESPN's Dan Graziano weighed in on Aaron Rodgers' feud with Jimmy Kimmel.
• Rodgers recently came under fire for comments that implied Kimmel had ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
• Barkley said he would've punched 'Rodgers "in the face" if he had made such claims about him.

Aaron Rodgers faced more criticism on Wednesday — just as it was announced that he will no longer appear on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show."

Both former basketball player-turned-analyst Charles Barkley and ESPN NFL reporter Dan Graziano took shots at the New York Jets quarterback amid his feud with Jimmy Kimmel.

Rodgers has come under fire in the last couple of weeks over baseless comments suggesting that Kimmel had ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In an interview on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday, host Gayle King asked Barkley what he would do if Rodgers made similar insinuations about him.

"I'd have punched him in the face," Barkley responded.

The former NBA power forward doubled down when King asked if he was being metaphorical.

"I don't even know what those words mean. Hell yeah, I'd punch him in the face," Barkley said.

Kimmel, on his ABC late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Wednesday, played a clip of Barkley's remarks, and said Barkley should lead the country.

"Thank you, Sir Charles, for your rhetorical, metaphorical, and oratorical support. I appreciate it," Kimmel quipped.

Meanwhile, over on ESPN Radio Wednesday morning, Graziano, one of the sports network's NFL reporters, called Rodgers a "con artist" on the "Unsportsmanlike" program.

"I think Aaron is living down to his reputation in a lot of ways as a attention-hungry, self-absorbed individual," Graziano said. "He's obviously a liar and a narcissistic con artist who is bad for everything he touches, and I think ultimately the Jets will pay the price."

"I don't think you're going to hear anything bad from the Jets about Aaron Rodgers, no matter what lunatic insanity he spews on anyone's airwaves," Graziano added.

Representatives for Rodgers did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Amid the fallout of Rodgers' feud with Kimmel, former NFL punter-turned-broadcaster Pat McAfee announced on Wednesday's "Pat McAfee Show" that Rodgers won't appear on the show for the remainder of the NFL season.

"There are going to be a lot of people that will be happy with that, myself included, to be honest," McAfee said.