Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a professional retired basketball player who is currently an analyst at Inside the NBA . Dubbed " Chuck ", " Sir Charles ", and " The Round Mound of Rebound ", Barkley proved himself to be one of the National Basketball Association the most dominant force going forward. As an All-American center in Auburn, he was recruited as a junior by the Philadelphia 76ers by selecting the NBA's 1984 draft 1984. He was elected to the All-NBA's First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and once to the All- NBA. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game performances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991. In 1993, he was voted the Most Valuable Player in the league and during the NBA's 50th birthday, named one of the 50 Greatest Players in History NBA. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won two gold medals as a member of the "Dream Team" of the United States. Barkley is twice inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, who was inducted in 2006 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team".
Barkley is popular with fans and media and has made the NBA All-Interview Team for its last 13 seasons in the league. He often engages in fights outside and outside the court and sometimes sparks national controversy, such as in March 1991 when he spat on a young girl while trying to spit on heckler, and like in 1993 when he stated that sports figures should not considered role models. Short for advanced power, Barkley uses his strength and aggressiveness to become one of the most dominant NBA rebounders. He is a versatile player who has the ability to score goals, make dramas, and survive. In 2000, he retired as the fourth player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists.
Since retiring as a player, Barkley has had a successful career as an NBA television analyst. She works with Turner Network Television (TNT) with Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson as studio scholars for her coverage of NBA games and spokespeople for CDW. In addition, Barkley has written several books and has shown an interest in politics; in October 2008, he announced that he would run for Governor of Alabama in 2014, but he changed his mind in 2010.
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Barkley was born and raised in Leeds, Alabama, ten miles (16 km) outside Birmingham, and attended Leeds High School. As a junior, Barkley stood 5Ã, ft. 10 in (1.78 m) and weighed 220 pounds (100 kg). He failed to create a university team and was referred to as a backup. However, during the summer Barkley grew up to 6Ã, 4 ft deep (1.93 m) and earned a starting position at the university as a senior. He averaged 19.1 points and 17.9 rebounds per game and led his team to a 26-3 record on the way to the state semifinals. Despite the improvements, Barkley garnered attention from college rangers up to the country's high school semifinals, where he scored 26 points against Alabama's most recruited player, Bobby Lee Hurt. A Auburn University assistant head coach, Sonny Smith, was in the game and reported seeing, "a fat man... who can play like the wind". Barkley was soon recruited by Smith and majored in business management while studying at Auburn University.
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Higher Education
Barkley played college basketball in Auburn for three seasons. Although he struggles to control his weight, he excels as a player and leads the SEC in rebounds every year. She became a popular audience, attracting fans with dunks and blocked shots that belied her lack of height and overweight frames. It's not uncommon to see a hefty Barkley taking a defensive rebound and, instead of passing, dribbling across the field and ending at the opposite end of a two-handed dunk. His physical size and skill finally earned him the nickname "The Round Mound of Rebound".
During his college career, Barkley played a central position, albeit shorter than the average center. Its height, officially listed as 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), is expressed as 6 ft4 in (1.93 m) in his book, I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It . He became a member of the Auburn All-Century team and still holds Auburn's record for career percentage with 62.6%. He received numerous awards, including Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year (1984), three All-SEC options and one Second Team All-American selection. Then, Barkley was named SEC Decade Player for the 1980s by Birmingham Post-Herald.
In Barkley's three-year college career, he averaged 14.8 points on 68.2% field shooting, 9.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. In 1984, he made his only appearance in the NCAA Tournament and finished with 23 points on 80% field shooting, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Auburn fired Barkley's No. 34 jersey on March 3, 2001.
In 2010, Barkley admitted that he requested, and had been given, money from a sports agency during his career in Auburn. Barkley mentioned the amount he asked of the agents as "stupid change," and then said, "Why does not the agent lend me some money and I'll pay him back when I graduate?" According to Barkley, he paid back all the money he borrowed after signing his first NBA contract. NBA Career>
Philadelphia 76ers
Barkley left before his final year at Auburn and made himself eligible for the 1984 NBA draft. He was picked with a fifth pick in the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers, two slots after Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan. He joined veteran teams that included Julius Erving, Moses Malone and Maurice Cheeks, players who took Philadelphia to the 1983 NBA championships. Under Malone's care, Barkley was able to manage his weight and learn to prepare and condition himself well for a match. He averaged 14.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game during the regular season and earned a place in the All-Rookie Team. In the postseason, the Sixers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals but lost five games by the Boston Celtics. As a beginner in the postseason, Barkley averaged 14.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.
During his second year, Barkley improved his game under Moses Malone's leadership during the offseason with his training, in the process he became a leading team rebounder and scored second, averaging 20.0 points and 12.8 rebounds per game. He became the initial force of the Sixers and helped lead his team into the playoffs, averaging 25.0 points.578 shooting from the field and 15.8 rebounds per game. Despite his efforts, Philadelphia was beaten 4-3 by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. He was named to the Second Team All-NBA.
Before the 1986-87 season, Moses Malone traded to the Washington Bullets and Barkley began to take control as team leader. He earned his first and only rebound title, averaging 14.6 rebounds per game and also leading the league in an offensive rebound with 5.7 per game. He averaged 23.0 points.594 shooting, earning his first trip to the All-Star NBA All-NBA and Second Team honors for the second season in a row. In the playoffs, Barkley averaged 24.6 points and 12.6 rebounds in a losing bid, for the second year in a row, to the Bucks in the first five round playoff round.
The following season, Julius Erving announced his resignation and Barkley became a Sixers franchise player. On 30 November 1988, Barkley scored 41 points, 22 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals to become the first player in NBA history to record 40-points, 20-rebounds, 5-assists and 5-steals. Playing in 80 games and getting 300 minutes more than his closest teammate, Barkley has the most productive season, averaging 28.3 points on.587 shots and 11.9 rebounds per game. She appeared in the second All-Star Game and was named First Team All-NBA for the first time in her career. His celebrity status as a Sixers franchise player led to his first appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated . For the first time since the 1974-75 season, however, the 76ers failed to make the playoffs. In the 1988-89 season, Barkley continued to play well, averaging 25.8 points.579 shots and 12.5 rebounds per game. He earned his third All-Star Game appearance and was named the All-NBA First team for the second consecutive season. Although Barkley contributed 27.0 points on 6,644 shots, 11.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, the 76ers were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the New York Knicks.
During the 1989-90 season, despite receiving more votes in first place, Barkley came second in the MVP vote behind the Los Angeles Lakers' Magic Johnson. He was named Player of the Year by The Sporting News and Basketball Weekly . He averaged 25.2 points and 11.5 rebounds per game and shot a high of.600. He was named the First All-NBA Team for the third year in a row and grabbed all four of the All-Star options. He helped Philadelphia win 53 regular-season games, losing only to the Chicago Bulls in five Eastern Conference Semifinals. Barkley averaged 24.7 points and 15.5 rebounds in other postseason losses. Extraordinary games continued into his seventh season, where he scored an average of 27.6 points.570 shots and 10.1 rebounds per game. His fifth All-Star Game appearance streak proved to be the best. He led the East to a 116-114 victory over the West with 17 points and 22 rebounds, the most rebounding in the All-Star Game since Wilt Chamberlain recorded 22 in 1967. Barkley was presented with the title of Most Valuable Player in All-Star Game and, on end of season, named after the First Team All-NBA for the fourth year in a row. In postseason, Philadelphia lost again to Jordan Bulls Jordan in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, with Barkley contributing 24.9 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
The 1991-92 season was Barkley's last year in Philadelphia. In his final season, he wears number 32 instead of 34 in honor of Magic Johnson, who has announced before the start of the season that he is HIV positive. Although the 76ers initially retired the number 32 to honor Billy Cunningham, it was undesirable for Barkley to wear. After Johnson's announcement, Barkley also apologized for having made the light of his condition. Responding to concerns that players can get HIV through contact with Johnson, Barkley stated, "We're just playing basketball, it's not like we went out to have unprotected sex with Magic."
In the last season with the Sixers, averaging 23.1 points on.552 shooting and 11.1 rebounds per game, Barkley grabbed his sixth consecutive All-Star appearance and was crowned the Second Team All-NBA, his seventh seventh appearance on the first or second. second team. He finished his 76ers career fourth in the team's history in total points (14,184), third on average score (23.3 ppg), third in rebound (7.079), eighth in assists (2.276) and second in percentage of field-goal (.576). He led Philadelphia in a rebound and a percentage of field goals for seven seasons in a row and scored for six consecutive years. However, Barkley demanded a trade out of Philadelphia after the Sixers failed to make the postseason with a 35-47 record. Barkley initially traded to the Los Angeles Lakers before the end of the season, but the 76ers finally pulled out their deal a few hours later. On July 17, 1992, he was officially traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry and Andrew Lang.
For eight Barkley seasons in Philadelphia, he became a household name and was one of the few NBA players to have a figure published by the Start Lineup Memory line. He also has his own distinctive shoe line with Nike. His outspoken and aggressive game, however, resulted in several incidents on the field, famous as a fight with Detroit Pistons center Bill Laimbeer in 1990, which drew a record total of $ 162,500 in fines.
Spitting incident
On March 26, 1991, during a game in New Jersey, Barkley attempted to spit fans who had been criticized for racial insults but the result was spit on a little girl. Rod Thorn, president of the NBA operations at the time, suspended Barkley, without charge, for a game and fined him $ 10,000 for spitting and verbally abusing the fan. It became a national story and Barkley was slandered by it. Barkley, however, eventually developed friendship with the girl and her family. He apologized and, among others, gave them tickets for the upcoming match.
After retirement, Barkley was later quoted as stating, in terms of his career, "I am quite controversial, I think, but I am sorry for just one thing - spitting incident." But you know what? It taught me valuable lessons. I know that I am too intense during the game It tells me that I want to win too bad I have to calm down I want to win in any way Instead of playing the game in the right way and respecting the game, I just think about winning. "
Phoenix Suns
Trade to Phoenix in the 1992-93 season went well for Barkley and Suns. He averaged 25.6 points on.520 shots, 12.2 rebounds and a career high of 5.1 assists per game, leading the Suns to a best record of 62-20 NBA. For his efforts, Barkley won the Most Valuable Player Award in the league, and was selected to play in his seventh All-Star Game. He became the third player to ever win a league MVP award in the immediate aftermarket season, establishing several high career and leading Phoenix to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1976. Although Barkley proclaims Jordan, that it is "destiny" for the Suns. to win the title, they were beaten in six games by the Chicago Bulls. He averaged 26.6 points and 13.6 rebounds per game over the entire postseason, including 27.3 points, 13.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game throughout the championship series. In the fourth Final match, Barkley recorded a triple-double after collecting 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
As a result of severe back pain, Barkley began to speculate that the 1993-94 season would be the last in Phoenix. Playing through the worst injury problems of his career, Barkley managed 21.6 points on.495 shots and 11.2 rebounds per game. He was selected for the eighth All-Star Game in a row, but did not play because the right thigh tendon was torn right, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. With Barkley's combat injury, the Suns still managed to set a 56-26 record and made it to the Western Conference Semifinals. Despite holding a 2-0 lead in the series, the Suns lost in seven games to the eventual champion, Houston Rockets, led by Hakeem Olajuwon. Despite his injuries, in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, Barkley hit 23 of 31 field goals and finished with 56 points, the highest third highest total ever in a playoff game. After contemplating retirement at the end of the season, Barkley returns for the eleventh season and continues to battle injuries. He fought during the first half of the season, but managed to gradually improve, earning his ninth consecutive appearance in the All-Star Game. He averaged 23 points on.486 shots and 11.1 rebounds per game, while leading the Suns to a 59-23 record. In the postseason, despite having a 3-1 lead in the series, the Suns once again lost to the defending champions and ended up winning the Rockets in seven games. Barkley averaged 25.7 points at 0,500 shots and 13.4 rebounds per game in the postseason, but was limited to Game 7 of the semi-final due to a foot injury.
The 1995-96 season was Barkley's last season with the Phoenix Suns. He led the team in scoring, rebounding and stealing, averaging 23.3 points at 0,500 shots, 11.6 rebounds and a career high of 0.777 free throws. He earned his tenth appearance in the All-Star Game as the best voting among Western Conference players and posted his 18th triple-double career on 22 November. He also became the tenth player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points and 10,000 rebounds in their careers. In the postseason, Barkley averaged 25.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game in four first round playoff games to the San Antonio Spurs. After the Suns closed the season with a 41-41 record and a first round playoff loss, Barkley traded to Houston in return for Sam Cassell, Robert Horry, Mark Bryant and Chucky Brown.
During his career with the Suns, Barkley excelled, winning the All-NBA and All-Star awards in every four seasons.
Controversy role model
Throughout his career, Barkley has argued that athletes should not be considered a role model. He stated, "One million people can put basketball into jail, should they be role models?" In 1993, his argument encouraged national news when he wrote the text for "I am not a role model" Nike ad. And Quayle, the former Vice President of the United States, calls it a "family-value message" for the often-neglected call of Barkley for parents and teachers to stop looking for him to "raise your children" and instead be your own role model.
The Barkley message sparked a major public debate about the nature of role models. He opinionated,
I think the media requires athletes to be role models because there is jealousy involved. As if they were saying, this is a young black boy playing games to earn a living and making all this money, so we'll make it difficult. And what they're really doing is telling kids to look for someone they can not make, because not many people can be like us. Children can not be like Michael Jordan.
Houston Rockets
Trading to the Houston Rockets in the 1996-97 season was Barkley's last chance to win the NBA title. He joined a veteran team that included two of the 50 NBA Best Players, Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler. To start the season, Barkley was suspended for the season opener and fined $ 5,000 for fighting against Charles Oakley during a pre-season game of October 25, 1996. After Oakley made a conspicuous offense against Barkley, Barkley responded by pushing Oakley. In his first match with the Houston Rockets, Charles Barkley had 33 career rebounds. He continued to struggle throughout the season and only played 53 matches, losing fourteen for injuries and bruises on his left hip, eleven because of his sprained right ankle, and four for suspension. He became the team's second highest scorer, averaging 19.2 points on.484 shots; the first time since his rookie year, he averaged below 20 points per game. With Olajuwon taking most of the shots, Barkley focused primarily on rebounds, averaging 13.5 per game, the second best in his career. The Rockets ended the regular season with a 57-25 record and advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where they were beaten in six games by the Utah Jazz. Barkley averaged 17.9 points and 12.0 rebounds per game in other postseason losses.
The 1997-98 season was another year of injury to Barkley. He averaged 15.2 points on.485 shooting and 11.7 rebounds per game. The Rockets ended the season with a 41-41 record and were eliminated in five games by Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs. Bounded by injuries, Barkley played four games in the series and a career-low 9.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game. During the league-lockout season-shortened, Barkley played 42 regular-season games and managed 16.1 points on 0.478 shoot and 12.3 rebounds per game. He became the second player in NBA history, following Wilt Chamberlain, to collect 23,000 points, 12,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists in his career. The Rockets ended the season short with a 31-19 record and advanced to the playoffs. In his last postseason performance, Barkley averaged 23.5 points.529 shots and 13.8 rebounds per game in the first round of playoff defeats to the Los Angeles Lakers. He finished his postseason career averaging 23 points on.513 shots, 12.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in 123 games.
The 1999-2000 season will be Barkley's last year in the NBA. Initially, Barkley averaged 14.5 points.477 shots and 10.5 rebounds per game. Along with Shaquille O'Neal, Barkley was eliminated from the 10 November 1999 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. After O'Neal blocked the layup by Barkley, O'Neal pushed Barkley, who then threw the ball into O'Neal. Barkley's season and career seemed to end prematurely at the age of 36 after the rupture of his left quadriceps tendon on December 8, 1999 in Philadelphia, where his career began. Refusing to let his injury be the last image of his career, Barkley returned after four months for the last game. On April 19, 2000, in a home game against the Vancouver Grizzlies, Barkley scored an unforgettable basket on counter-attack and setback attacks, a common trademark during his career. He finishes what he does after being switched off the injured list, and runs out of court for a standing ovation. He said: "I can not explain what it means tonight, I did it for me I have won and lost in many games but my last memory was taken off the field I can not forget the mental block that was brought out of court It is psychologically important to leave the court alone. "After the basket, Barkley soon retired and ended his Hall of Fame career for sixteen years.
Olympics
Barkley was invited by Bob Knight to try the United States men's basketball team for the 1984 Summer Olympics. He managed to reach the final cut, but was not selected for the team, despite outperforming almost all front-court players there. According to Knight, Barkley was cut off because of bad defenses.
Barkley competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won two gold medals as a member of the United States men's basketball team. The international rules that previously prevented the NBA players from playing in the Olympics were changed in 1992, allowing Barkley and fellow NBA players to compete in the Olympics for the first time. The result was the "Dream Team", which went 6-0 at the Olympic qualifying tournament and 8-0 against Olympic opponents. The team averaged an Olympic record 117.3 points game and won the game with an average of 43.8 points. Barkley led the team with 18.0 points on 71.1% field-goal shots and set a record score of the Olympic singles match at the time with 30 points in a 127-83 win over Brazil. He also set a US Men's Olympic record for the highest three-point field goal percentage with 87.5% and added 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 sets per game. Barkley was also part of a bad moment at the 1992 Olympics when he deliberately elbowed Angola Herlander Coimbra's players in the chest during a 116-48 defeat of the team.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, Barkley led the team in scoring, rebounding, and a percentage of field goals. He averaged 12.4 points on 81.6% field shooting, setting a record for the US Men's Olympics. In addition, he also contributed 6.6 rebounds per game. Under Barkley's leadership, the team once again compiled a perfect 8-0 record and won the gold medal.
Player profile
Barkley plays a power forward position, but occasionally plays small forward and center. He is known for his unusual building as a basketball player, bigger than most of the front players, but shorter than most of the front players he faces. However, Barkley is still able to outperform the two opponents higher and faster because of a combination of strength and agility that is not unusual.
Barkley is a prolific scorer who scored an average of 22.1 points per game during the regular season for his career and 23.0 points per game in the playoffs for his career. Barkley is an extremely efficient offensive team, leading the NBA in a 2-point goal goal each season from the 1986-87 season to the 1990-91 season. He led the league in effective field percentage percentages both in the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons as well, and also led the league in offensive assessments both in the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons. He is one of the most versatile NBA players and an accurate scorer capable of scoring from anywhere on the field and proving himself to be one of the NBA's premier clutch players. During the NBA career, Barkley is a constant mismatch because he has a very rare set of skills and can play in various positions. He will use all aspects of his game in one game; as a goal scorer, he has the ability to score goals from the perimeter and heading, using a series of spin movements and fadequays, or complete a quick break with a strong dunk. He is one of the most efficient scorers of all time, scoring a total of 54.13% of the total percentage of field goals for his season career and 51.34% of total field goal shots for his playoff career (including a 60% career season high season during the year 1989 -90 NBA season).
Barkley was the shortest player in NBA history to lead the league in rebound when he averaged a career-high 14.6 rebounds per game during the 1986-87 season. The resilient and aggressive form of the game built into a small frame that fluctuates between 284 pounds (129 kg) and 252 pounds (114 kg) helps strengthen its legacy as one of the biggest rebounders in NBA history, averaging 11.7 rebounds per game in regular season for his career and 12.9 rebounds per game in his playoff career and a total of 12,546 rebounds for his season career. Barkley topped the NBA in an offensive rebound for three consecutive years and was best known among the very few front-man's forces who could control a defensive rebound, dribble onto the pitch and finish it on edge with a strong dunk.
Barkley also has a large defensive talent led by his aggressive attitude, foot speed and capacity to read the floor in anticipation of stealing, the reason why he sets his career as the second All-Time leader in stealing power forward positions and supreme leader all the time stealing per game- average for power forward position. Though too small for the forward and forward position, he also finished among the all-time leaders in blocked shots. Its speed and leap ability makes it one of the few forward forces capable of running down the field to block faster players with chase blocks.
In the NBA rated SLI SLAM magazine issue, Barkley was ranked among the top 20 All-Time players. In the magazine, NBA Hall-of-Fame Bill Walton commented on Barkley's ability. Walton stated, "Barkley is like Magic [Johnson] and Larry [Bird] because they do not really play a position, he plays everything, he plays basketball, nobody does what Barkley does He is the dominant rebound player , dominant defensive players, three-point shooters, dribblers, playmakers. "
Legacy
During his 16 years of NBA career, Barkley is regarded as one of the most controversial, outspoken and dominating players in basketball history. The impact on the sport goes beyond rebound titles, assists, scoring and physical games. His confrontational attitude often leads to technical mistakes and fines in court, and his personality is greater than life sometimes raises national controversy, as when he is shown in an ad that rejects pro athletes as role models and states, "I am not a role model." he said often sparked controversy, according to Barkley his mouth was never a cause for always speaking the truth. He stated, "I did not create controversy, they were there long before I opened my mouth, I just brought them to your attention."
In addition to field fights with other players, he has demonstrated confrontational behavior outside the court. He was arrested for breaking a man's nose during a fight after a game with the Milwaukee Bucks and also for throwing a man through a glass window after being hit with a glass of ice. Barkley continues to be popular with fans and the media because of his sense of humor and honesty.
As a player, Barkley is an eternal All-Star who won the league MVP award in 1993. He used a physical game style that earned him the nickname "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound". He was appointed to the All-NBA team eleven times and won two golds as a member of the US Olympic Basketball team. He led both teams in scoring and was instrumental in helping the 1992 "Dream Team" and the 1996 Men's Basketball team make a perfect 16-0 record. He retired as one of only four players in NBA history to record at least 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists in their careers,
In recognition of college and NBA achievements, the 34th Barkley jersey number was officially retired by Auburn University on March 3, 2001. That same month, the Philadelphia 76ers also officially retired the Barkley jersey. On March 20, 2004, the Phoenix Suns also honored Barkley by resigning including the "Suns Ring of Honor". In recognition of his performance as a player, Barkley was sworn in to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Highest career
NBA records
Regular season
Most offensive rebounds in half : 13, Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks, March 4, 1987
Most offensive attacks in a quarter : 11, Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks, March 4, 1987
- Tied to Larry Smith (Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets, March 23, 1986 )
Playoff
Most free throws are half done : 19, Phoenix Suns vs. Seattle SuperSonics, June 5, 1993
Most free throws in 7-game series : 100, Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1986 East Eastern Semifinal
Most turnovers in the 7-game series : 37, Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1986 East Eastern Semifinal
By 2017, he has the 10th highest PER in NBA history.
Post-basket life
Television analyst
Since 2000, Barkley has served as studio analyst for Turner Network Television (TNT). He appeared on the NBA coverage network during a pre-match and halftime show, in addition to a special NBA event. He also sometimes works as a guest gaming analyst. He is part of the crew at Inside the NBA , a post-match event in which Barkley, Ernie Johnson Jr., Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal recap and comment on NBA games that have occurred during the day as well general affairs of the NBA. During the broadcast of the match, where Barkley was on the field side with Marv Albert, Barkley mocked the official NBA age, Dick Bavetta. Albert replied to Barkley, "I'm sure Dick will hit you with a stampede." Responding to the statement, Barkley went on to challenge Bavetta to the race in the NBA All-Star Weekend 2007 for $ 5,000. The winner is to choose a charity that will be donated money. The NBA agrees to give an additional $ 50,000, and TNT throws $ 25,000. The couple ran for three and a half lengths of basketball court until Barkley finally won. After the event, both embraced in a good sportivitas event.
Barkley is also known as the first celebrity voter guest for College GameDay, in 2004.
In addition, since 2011, Barkley has served as studio analyst for joint coverage of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament between Turner Sports and CBS. Barkley has been broadcasting every Final Four since 2011.
He also served as guest commentator for NBC coverage of the NFL Wild Card playoff on January 7, 2012; on the same night he hosted Saturday Night Live, which was posted next to the American Soccer Nighthouse at the GE Manhattan Building. In April 2012, Barkley won the Sports Emmy Award for "Position Studio Analyst" for his work on TNT.
Barkley announced in November 2012 that he was considering retiring from broadcasting. "[N] ow I like, 'Dude, you've been doing this for 13 years and if I make it to the end of the contract, it'll be 17 years." Seventeen years is a long time. It's a lifetime in broadcasting. I personally have to find out the next challenge for me, "he said.
In July 2016, it was announced that Barkley would host an event without a six-episode script called The Race Card . The show was renamed American Race , and aired on TNT on May 11, 2017.
Gambling
Barkley is known for his compulsive gambling. In an interview with Trey Wingo from ESPN, Barkley revealed that he lost about $ 10 million through gambling. In addition, he also claimed to lose $ 2.5 million "within six hours" while playing blackjack. Although Barkley openly admits his problem, he claims it is not serious because he is able to support the habit. When approached by fellow broadcaster TNT, Ernie Johnson on this issue, Barkley replied, "It's not a problem, if you're a drug addict or an alcoholic, that's a problem, I'm gambling too much money, as long as I can continue." I think that's a bad habit. Yes, I think it's a bad habit. Will I continue to do so? Yes, I will continue to do so. "
Despite suffering huge losses, Barkley also claims to have won several times. During a trip to Las Vegas, he claimed to have won $ 700,000 from playing blackjack and bet on the Indianapolis Colts to beat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. He continued by stating, "No matter how much I win, it's not much.This is just a lot when I lose and you always lose.I think it's fun, I think it's interesting.I'll keep on doing it but I have to reach the point in where I'm not trying to break the casino because you'll never be able to. "
In May 2008, the Wynn Las Vegas casino filed a civil suit against Barkley, alleging that he had failed to pay the $ 400,000 debt that came from October 2007. Barkley responded with blame for allowing an interval of debt repayment and immediately paying the casino. After paying off his debt, Barkley stated during a pregame show on TNT, "I have to stop gambling... I will not gamble anymore.For now, a year or two ahead, I will not gamble... just because I can lose money does not mean I have to do it. "
Politics
Barkley spoke for years about Republican affiliations. In 1995, he was seen walking as a Republican candidate for Alabama governor in the 1998 election. However, in 2006, he changed his political stance, stating "I am a Republican until they lose their mind." At the July 2006 meeting of the Southern Regional Conference of the National School Board Association in Destin, Florida, Barkley gave credence to the idea of ​​running for Governor of Alabama, stating:
I'm serious. I have to make people realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue about things that are not important, like gay marriage or war in Iraq or illegal immigration... When I run - if I run - we will talk about real issues like improving our school, cleaning up the environment we are from drugs and crime and make Alabama a better place for everyone.
In September 2006, Barkley once again repeated his wish to run for governor. He noted, "I can not run until 2014... I have to stay there for seven years, so I'm looking for a house there when we talk." In July 2007, he made a video declaring his support for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. In September 2007, during a broadcast on Monday Night Football, Barkley announced that he bought a home in Alabama to meet residency requirements for the 2014 campaign for governors. In addition, Barkley declared himself as an Independent and not a Democrat as previously reported. "The Republicans are full of it," said Barkley, "the Democratic Party is a little less full."
In February 2008, Barkley announced that he would run for Governor of Alabama in 2014 as an Independent. On October 27, 2008, he officially announced his candidacy for the Governor of Alabama in an interview with CNN, stating that he planned to run in the 2014 election cycle, but he started backing away from the idea in an interview November 24, 2009 on i> The Jay Leno Show . In 2010, he asserted that he did not run in 2014. In August 2015, Barkley announced his support for Republican John Kasich in the 2016 presidential election.
Barkley is a supporter of vocal gay rights. In 2006, he told Fox Sports: "I am a big supporter of gay marriages, if they want to get married, God bless them." Speaking to Wolf Blitzer on CNN two years later, he said: "Every time I hear the word 'conservative,' it makes me sick to the stomach, because they are really just fake Christians, as I call them. I think they want to be judges and jurors, like, I'm for same-sex marriage It's not my business if gay people want to get married I'm pro-choice And I think this Christian, first of all, they should not judge people but they are the most hypocritical judges of the people we have in this country, and that bothers me, they act like they are Christians, forgive them altogether. "In the double header of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2011 at TNT, Barkley responded to a statement made by Dr. King, Bernice, by saying, "People are trying to make it black and white. [But] he's talking about equality for Every man, every woman.We have something happening now, people who discriminate against homosexuality in this country. like homosexuals, God bless gay people, they are great people. "
Commenting on Ferguson's unrest, Barkley called Ferguson's "rogue" looter, praising police officers working in the black neighborhood, and said he supported the decision made by the grand jury not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown. Earlier, in 2013, Barkley declared his agreement with the release of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
In 2014, when Barkley was asked about rumors that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was accused of not being "black enough" on the radio show In the afternoon with Anthony and Rob Ellis he said:
Unfortunately, when I tell my white friends, we as black people, we will never succeed, not because you are white, but because of other blacks. When you are black, you have to deal with so much nonsense in your life from other blacks. It is a dark and dirty secret; I'm glad this is out. One of the reasons we will not succeed as a whole, because of other blacks. And for some reason we are brainwashed to think, if you are not a bastard or an idiot, you are not black enough. If you go to school, get good grades, speak smart, and do not break the law, you are not a good black person. And that is a dark and dirty secret. There are many blacks who are not smart, who are not successful. It is best to bring down successful blacks because they are smart, they speak well, they work well in school, and they are successful... We are the only ethnic group that says, 'Hey, if you go to jail, that gives you a path of credibility. 'It's just a typical BS that happens when you're black, buddy.
Barkley is also known as President Donald Trump's critic from the beginning of his candidacy in the 2016 presidential election. Before Trump won Republican preliminary elections that year, Barkley expressed resentment over the words and messages that Trump promoted throughout the presidential election. In September 2017, when President Trump called for former San Francisco 49ers midfielder Colin Kaepernick to kneel during the US National Anthem during the 2016 NFL season, Barkley expressed his utter disillusionment with President Trump calling the man a "bastard" and people encouraging him for it. In December 2017, Barkley mocked President Trump's tax bill for wealthy people, claiming he would go to the store and buy a Rolex watch and thank Republicans for helping protect the rich while the poor are left behind for support.
In his response to the controversy generated by the abolition of the Confederate monument as highlighted by August 2017 Unifying the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Barkley stated, "I never thought about those statues a day in my life I think if you ask most blacks to be honest, they do not think of a day in their lives about those stupid statues.What we as blacks need to do: We need to worry about getting our education, we have to stop killing each other, we need to try to find a way to have more economic opportunities and things like that.These things are important and important.You know, I waste my time and energy [if I] shout at a neo-Nazi, or [say] 'Friend, you must take this statue. ' "
Barkley supports Democrat Doug Jones in a special election for the United States Senate 2017 in Alabama. During the election of the Alabama Senate, Barkley noted that Jones's contender Roy Moore is a very embarrassing thing for the country and that if anyone else talks about the things he claims during state elections he will not be eligible for state elections. otherwise.
In an interview with Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson on Scoop B Radio podcast, Barkley said if he ruled the world for one day, he would get rid of both Republicans and Democrats because 'they were both terrible, added:' They fought all the time like little kids. "
Books
In 2000, Barkley wrote the introduction to Sports Illustrated the book of Rick Reilly's columnist The Life of Reilly . In it, Barkley quipped, "Of all the people in the sport I want to throw through the glass window plate, Reilly is not one of them.It's a shame, a skinny white boy looks real Aerodynamics. "In 2002, Barkley released I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It , which included editing and commenting by a close friend of Michael Wilbon. Three years later, Barkley released Who's the Afraid of a Large Black Man? , which is a collection of interviews with prominent figures in the world of entertainment, business, sports, and government. Michael Wilbon also contributed to this book and was present in many interviews.
Acting
She made a brief appearance on the TV series Settings , in episode 3 of the fifth season. He also played in Space Jam in 1996. He also appeared in the eighth season of the Modern Family . He also voiced his animated version at We Bare Bears .
DUI Confidence
On December 31, 2008, Barkley pulled over in Scottsdale, Arizona, for initially running a stop sign. The clerk smelled the alcohol on Barkley's breath and proceeded to do a field peace test, which failed. He was arrested on charges of drunk driving and his vehicle confiscated. Barkley refused to take a breath test and was given a blood test. He was later quoted and released. Police Gilbert noted Barkley was cooperative and respectful throughout the whole incident, adding that he was treated no differently than anyone who was arrested on DUI allegations. The police report on the incident stated that Barkley told police he was in a hurry to receive oral sex from his female passenger when he passed the stop sign on Wednesday morning. The results of tests issued by police showed that Barkley had a blood alcohol level of 0.149, almost double the legal limit of 0.08 in Arizona. Two months after his arrest, Barkley pleaded guilty to two counts related to DUI and one count running a red light. He was sentenced to ten days in prison and a $ 2,000 fine. The sentence was later reduced to three days after Barkley entered an alcohol treatment program.
As part of the collapse of his arrest, Barkley took a two-month sabbatical from a commenting assignment for TNT. As long as he does not exist, T-Mobile chooses not to display a previously scheduled ad featuring Barkley, stating, "Given the latest developments, for now, we have replaced TV commercials featuring Mr. Barkley with more general market advertisements." On February 19, 2009, Barkley returned to TNT and spent the first segment of the NBA pregame event discussing his incident and experience. Shortly after returning, T-Mobile once again started showing ads featuring Barkley.
WeightWatcher
In 2011, Barkley became a WeightWatcher spokesperson, promoting the "Lose Like a Man" program and appearing on both television and online advertising.
Video game
Barkley has been featured in some video games. Barkley Shut Up and Jam! is a basketball video game developed by Accolade. It was released for the Super NES and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1994, and was followed up by a sequel to Genesis only in 95. An unofficial sequel to an early game called Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden was developed and was published in 2008. The game was developed by Tales of Game's Studios and is a departure from the first game in the game that is the traditional JRPG style.
The Barkley feature in EA games started with Lakers versus Celtics and NBA Playoffs in 1991, but in the late 1990s did not appear for licensing reasons. Barkley added to the Houston Rockets team in the game "Kobe Bryant and Nba Courtside"
Barkley is featured in NBA 2K13 as part of the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team". Barkley also has the same role in NBA 2K17.
Personal life
Barkley married Maureen Blumhardt in 1989. The couple had a daughter together, Christiana, born the same year. A DNA test read out by George Lopez on Lopez Tonight reveals Charles Barkley has 14% Native Americans, 11% Europeans, and 75% of African descent.
See also
- List of Basketball Hall of Fame members
- List of scorers leaders National Basketball Association
- List of career leaders National Basketball Association races
- List of National Basketball Association careers stealing leaders
- List of career turnover leaders of the National Basketball Association
- List of National Basketball Association associations, free number free printing leaders
- The National Basketball Association career minute list is played
- List of National Basketball rebounding basketball leaders
- The National Basketball Association's career playoff list steals leaders
- Sign up from the National Basketball Association, playoff career, free-class printer leader
- List of annual rebel leaders of the National Basketball Association
- Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley
- Space Jam
- Gnarls Barkley
References
Bibliography
- Barkley, Charles; Michael Wilbon (2002). I may be wrong, but I doubt it. Random House. ISBNÃ, 0-375-50883-X.
- Barkley, Charles; Michael Wilbon (2005). Who is afraid of the Big Black Man? . Penguin Press. ISBNÃ, 1-59420-042-4.
External links
- Charles Barkley: Official Website
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- Charles Barkley: NBA.com History Biography
- Charles Barkley at Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Charles Barkley on IMDb
- Charles Barkley Articles, Alabama Encyclopedia
- Charles Barkley Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame talk on YouTube
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