Not long after, Barkley was traded to the Phoenix Suns where he was named MVP in 1993. "I'm getting all the dirt off my shoulders. "I am only gonna play basketball 'cause I'm great at it and I love to play," Barkley said he vowed after the incident. Gomez, a Spanish teacher who'd flunked him, which prevented him from graduating with the rest of his high school class. NBA legend Charles Barkley is a doting dad to his only child, Christiana Barkley LISA OCONNOR/AFP/Getty AP Photo Charles Barkley at the 2019 NBA Awards on Jin Santa Monica. Barkley said his play had been fueled by anger at his dad, who left the family when Barkley was a year old, and Ms. "I was sittin' in my hotel room, and I was like, 'you are the biggest loser in the world.'" "I got suspended, rightfully so," Barkley said. In 1991 while playing with the 76ers in New Jersey, he spat at a heckler and inadvertently hit a young girl. One of Barkley's most infamous moments, though, came not because of a controversial opinion, but on the court. Her father is a well-known American star, and her mother spends most of her time in charity. She is the only daughter born to Charles Barkley and Maureen Blumhardt. Christiana Barkley was born in 1989 in New York City, New York. "He got a mouth like granny," one of his friends agreed during a visit to Barkley's hometown of Leeds, Alabama. Barkley completed her studies in journalism and is presently pursuing her career in the field.
His friends say it's a trait he inherited from his grandmother, who helped raise Barkley alongside his mother.
"And he got really offended, and we haven't spoken." FILE: Phoenix Suns forward Charles Barkley (34) laughs at a foul call with Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan (23) in the first half 28 January 1996 at the United Center in Chicago.įor Barkley, who makes a living sharing his unvarnished opinions as an analyst on TNT's "Inside the NBA," there's no room for a double standard. "And what I said, I think that he don't have enough people around him that are gonna tell him, 'No,'" Barkley said. Jordan is the owner of the NBA team which, at the time, had been struggling to win games. Charles Barkley: The 60 Minutes Interview 13:45īorn just three days apart, basketball legends Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan were once the best of friends, but now they haven't spoken in years.īarkley, who is famous for his opinionated takes, told 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim that Jordan broke off the friendship over comments Barkley made about the Charlotte Hornets.