“I feel sad that this young lady lost her life.”
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Charles Barkley
Charles Wade Barkley is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT Sports and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Chuckster", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggression to become one of the NBA's best rebou…
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culture · American basketball player and analyst (born 1963) · basketball player · announcer · author · sports analyst · spokesperson · actor · journalist · also Charles Barkley, Charles Wade Barkley, Sir Charles, Chuck Barkley, The Round Mound of Rebound, The Chuck Wagon
Born 20 February 1963 · Q192707
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2026· 6 entries
“The Republicans are full of it”
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“Barkley is like Magic [Johnson] and Larry [Bird] in that they don”
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Public attention spiked: 18,778 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.1× the usual 2,657, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 18,658 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7× the usual 2,657, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Restored revision 1355529196 by DocWatson42 (talk): "Widely criticized", provides ONE website in Spanish. Also, not a verbatim quote
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Public attention spiked: 14,649 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.5× the usual 2,657, with 0 article edits.
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2023· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “Charles Barkley is leaving TNT's "Inside the NBA" in June 2023.” False.
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2022· 1 entry
A video surfaced of Barkley speaking at an event where he made comments vehemently in favor of the LGBTQ community: "I want to say this
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2020· 3 entries
Barkley said that "You'd have to be a fool to think your kids will be safe in school right now", but argued that keeping children at home would widen the gap between the rich and the poor
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Barkley expressed concern that sports were becoming too political, saying that "My concern is turning this into a circus instead of trying to do some good stuff
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Saying "Who are black people supposed to call
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2019· 2 entries
Appeared in "The Piña Colada Song" episode of The Goldbergs as a gym teacher and alien conspiracy theorist briefly trained as a prospective replacement for the departing Coach Mellor
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Confirmed that he would not be running for office
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2017· 1 entry
“competitor, Roy Moore, should have been disqualified:”
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2016· 1 entry
Signed another contract with Turner Sports
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2015· 1 entry
“s podcast in 2019, he confirmed that he would not be running for office. Barkley supports LGBT rights. In 2006, he told Fox Sports:”
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2014· 1 entry
When Barkley was asked about the rumor that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was being accused for not being "black enough" on the radio show Afternoons with Anthony and Rob Ellis, he said:
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2013· 3 entries
In response to Celtics player Jason Collins coming out, Barkley stated, “I think anybody who thinks they never played with a gay player is an idiot
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Barkley expressed his agreement with the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting
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“I think anybody who thinks they never played with a gay player is an idiot.”
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2011· 1 entry
Barkley became a spokesman for WeightWatchers, promoting their "Lose Like a Man" program and appearing in both television and online ads
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2010· 2 entries
Confirmed that he was not running in 2014
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Barkley admitted that he asked for and had been given, money from sports agents during his career at Auburn
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2009· 1 entry
Barkley returned to TNT and spent the first segment of the NBA pregame show discussing the incident and his experiences
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2008· 3 entries
Barkley was pulled over in Scottsdale for running a stop sign
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Officially announced his candidacy for Governor of Alabama in an interview with CNN, stating that he planned to run in the 2014 election cycle, but he began to back off the idea in a November 24, 2009 interview on The
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“The Democrats are a little less full of it.”
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2006· 3 entries
Altered his political stance, stating "I was a Republican until they lost their minds
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Told Fox Sports: "I'm a big advocate of gay marriage
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For his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team"
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2004· 1 entry
The Phoenix Suns honored Barkley as well by including him in the "Suns Ring of Honor"
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2003· 4 entries
“Oklahoma is nothing but vast wasteland; no place for black people.”
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“The Oklahoma Sooners and the Hornets are the only brothers in town.”
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“You know it's gone to hell, when the best rapper out there is a white guy and the best golfer is a black guy.”
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“Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last fifty years... and they are still poor.”
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2002· 1 entry
Barkley released the book I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It, which included editing and commentary by close friend Michael Wilbon
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2000· 4 entries
In a home game against the Vancouver Grizzlies, Barkley scored a memorable basket on an offensive rebound and putback, a common trademark during his career
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Barkley retired as the fourth player in NBA history to achieve 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists
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Barkley wrote the foreword for Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly's book The Life of Reilly
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“s book The Life of Reilly. In it, Barkley quipped,”
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1996· 4 entries
Awarded All-NBA Team (1996).
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Barkley, as part of the NBA's 50th Anniversary, was honored as one of the 50 greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary Team
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Played for Houston Rockets (1996–2000) — 183 appearances.
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Joined Houston Rockets in 1996.
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1995· 2 entries
Awarded All-NBA Team (1995).
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Considered running as a Republican candidate for Alabama's governorship in the 1998 election
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded All-NBA Team (1994).
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Awarded Best NBA Player ESPY Award (1994).
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1993· 5 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with _Retired Basketball (1993).
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Awarded NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1993).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (1993).
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“A million guys can dunk a basketball in jail; should they be role models?”
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His argument prompted national news when he wrote the text for his "I am not a role model" Nike commercial
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1992· 6 entries
Was officially traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry, and Andrew Lang
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Awarded All-NBA Team (1992).
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Joined United States Basketball in 1992.
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Joined Phoenix Suns in 1992.
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Played for Phoenix Suns (1992–1996) — 280 appearances.
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Allowing Barkley and fellow NBA players to compete in the Olympics for the first time
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1991· 6 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with _Retired Basketball (1991).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (1991).
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Awarded NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award (1991).
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During a game versus the New Jersey Nets, Barkley attempted to spit on a fan who was allegedly heckling him with racial slurs, but the result was that his spit hit a young girl
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And in 1993 with the Phoenix Suns, he was voted the league's MVP while leading the team to the NBA Finals
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Barkley and sportswriter Roy S
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1990· 2 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with _Retired Basketball (1990).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (1990).
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1989· 2 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with _Retired Basketball (1989).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (1989).
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1988· 3 entries
Barkley recorded 41 points, 22 rebounds, five assists, and six steals in a 114–106 win over the Blazers
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Won the All NBA First Team with _Retired Basketball (1988).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (1988).
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded All-NBA Team (1987).
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Barkley recorded 26 points, 25 rebounds (including a career-high-tying 16 offensive rebounds), and nine assists in a 116–106 win over the Denver Nuggets
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1986· 2 entries
Barkley recorded 34 points, 10 rebounds, and a career-high 14 assists in a 125–121 loss to the Indiana Pacers
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Awarded All-NBA Team (1986).
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded NBA All-Rookie Team (1985).
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1984· 5 entries
Awarded Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year (1984).
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Joined Philadelphia 76ers in 1984.
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Led the Tigers to their first NCAA tournament in school history and finished with 23 points on 80% field goal shooting, 17 rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks
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“s All-Century team and still holds the Auburn record for career field goal percentage with 62.6%. He received numerous awards, including Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year (1984), three All-SEC selections and one Second Team All-American selection. Later, Barkley was named the SEC Player of the Decade for the 1980s by the Birmingham Post-Herald. In Barkley”
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Played for Philadelphia 76ers (1984–1992) — 610 appearances.
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1981· 2 entries
Played for Auburn Tigers men's basketball (1981–1984).
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Joined Auburn in 1981.
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1963· 1 entry
Born 1963-02-20.
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