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Interesting Story About Charles Barkley & Friendship

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December 15, 2018, 04:41 PM
BGULL
Interesting Story About Charles Barkley & Friendship
Very good story:

https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame...wang-charles-barkley


Bill Gullette
December 15, 2018, 05:13 PM
DSgrouse
Great read.
December 15, 2018, 05:15 PM
Jimbo54
That was a great story. Thanks for posting it.

Jim


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December 15, 2018, 05:28 PM
sigmonkey
Never be too reserved to say;"Hi!".

That might be a turrible thing.

Just turrible turrible turrible...



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December 15, 2018, 05:30 PM
jhe888
Cool.



The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
December 15, 2018, 06:53 PM
cruiser68
Have to agree that was a fantastic story. I have known Charles was a great human being warts and all from many stories I have read about him. This one just adds to that legacy in my opinion. We all say and do some stupid shit in our lives, Barkley included, but the whole of a man is more important than a few choice words at the wrong time. He wears it on his sleeve and says what is on his mind. I respect him for that.
December 15, 2018, 07:10 PM
Dakor
Sir Charles is a Class Act. Thanks for posting that touching story.
December 15, 2018, 07:39 PM
Scurvy
Very touching. Great story.
December 15, 2018, 08:09 PM
Elk Hunter
Thanks for posting that story!

Great to hear things like that in this day and age. Glad your dad got to experience that relationship.


Elk

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The Idaho Elk Hunter
December 15, 2018, 08:24 PM
PD
I’ve been a fan of Barkley sinse his “I am not a role model” campaign for Nike. He said raise your own damn kids.
December 15, 2018, 08:26 PM
smschulz
Interesting story, always liked Barkley and also Lin was living in my original home town I grew up in.
December 15, 2018, 09:01 PM
Edmond
Barkley isn't a politically correct person. He seems like he's a very real person who embraces the reality of being human. It must be incredibly shocking to Lin's family and friends that he was friends with Barkley, two men who seemingly didn't have anything in common but they had a lot in common.

I found this to be especially touching:

quote:
all you want is your kids to be happy. That’s what you work for. To give your kids everything in life



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