Charles Barkley Playing Drunk In An NBA Game Is The Most Charles Barkley Thing I’ve Ever Heard

Socrates Johnson8 years ago

He has plenty of opinions on many of the cities and states that comprise this great nation, but Charles Barkley is as outspoken as you can get when it comes to his love of Philadelphia — particularly regarding the city’s sports teams. And while he wasn’t tearing down street signs or anything like that, the man had himself a night after the Eagles won the Super Bowl.

But he hasn’t always been all in on the City of Brotherly Love. There was a time, back when he was playing for the 76ers in the late ’80s, when Sir Charles was itching to get the fuck out of there. So much so that, in a Wednesday interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Barkley recounted a time when he and a few buddies had a good ol’ fashioned day drinking session after he got word that he was getting traded to the Lakers. Well, a quick call from his agent later, and he’s playing blackout drunk in an NBA game.

“I was so excited, so me and my boys went out to celebrate and we started getting drunk in the middle of the day. My agent calls me back about three hours later and said ‘the Sixers pulled out of the deal,’ and we got a game that night.”

“First off, I was so pissed, but I was so drunk too. I can remember a lot of games I played, but that day we were so excited I was getting out of Philadelphia and I was blasted I’m not going to lie.”

Of course Charles Barkley played drunk in an NBA game. Of course he did. He’s The Round Mound of Pound…ing Beers.

What’s more surprising is his ultimate turnaround: from getting drunk in spite of Philly to getting drunk in celebration of it.

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[via YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel Live]

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