Barkley used it to make a broader point.Ĭharles Barkley on TNT: Guns, especially in the Black community, the way we killing each other, is just really unfortunate and sad. Memphis Grizzlies star, Ja Morant, was suspended in March after this Instagram live video showed him flashing a gun at a strip club. Charles Barkleyīut if Barkley brings levity, he also brings gravity. Jon Wertheim: Why do you suppose people wanna listen to you?Įrnie Johnson: We'll start a show and Charles will look at me and say, 'I gotta get somethin' off my chest (laugh.) It could be something that involves world peace, or the Brooklyn Nets or it could be somethin'- he could be upset that his plumber showed up late, (laugh) and he just has to get it off his chest. It's made him-dare we say it?- an American treasure. It's made him more money than he ever earned playing basketball. Imagine Mark Twain with a low-post game.Īs we first reported in March, despite his lack of a tongue editor, maybe because of it, Barkley, now 60, seems cancel-proof, granted license to go right up to that midcourt line of acceptability, even to stomp over it sometimes. For the last 23 years, Barkley has been delivering witty, blunt, provocative opinions on every imaginable topic, often imparted with a smile always imparted with i-don't-give-a-damn-if-you-agree-with-me candor. In his hall of fame NBA career, Charles Barkley accumulated 12,546 rebounds, but he pulled the ultimate rebound when he finished playing, equaling-maybe even eclipsing-his considerable skills on a basketball court, with his singular talent in a TV studio. Charles Barkley: The 60 Minutes Interview 13:42
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