![]() Playing in the NBA for 16 years was great but there are some side effects. But I am looking at 60 as the end.ĭeitsch: What is the toughest thing about being 55 years old?īarkley: I have two new hips and I have a lot of aches and pains. What changed?īarkley: Well, number one, money (laughs). From 60 to 70, I just want to enjoy life.ĭeitsch: You have previously told me when we spoke that you were considering quitting broadcasting but you have stuck around. ![]() That is no disrespect to old people, but I don’t think you are going to be having a lot of fun at 70 or 75. In a wide-ranging conversation with The Athletic, he discussed why he wants to retire from sports broadcasting at 60, the end of his friendship with Tiger Woods, why racism will exist long after he’s gone, the emergence of the Toronto Raptors, and many other topics.ĭeitsch: How many more years do you want to work as a broadcaster?īarkley: I’m trying to make it to 60 because I still want to be young enough where I can enjoy my life and have fun. I’ll be long gone but I would like him to know that I accomplished some things in my life.“Listen, I live in Arizona for a reason I don’t want any snow,” Barkley says, laughing.īarkley has always been generous with his time with sportswriters and this week was no different. I hope I’m at hole 10 or 11, but you never know, I could be on 17 or 18 so I want to spend as much time with him as possible and then when he gets older I want him to Google me. “I want to spend time with him because I’m not morbid, I’m not upset. “It is by far the greatest thing that has ever happened to me in my life. On a much lighter note, Barkley also spoke about his daughter, Christiana, and recently becoming a grandfather to his grandson, Henry. That was really the turning point for me.” I’m getting all the dirt off my shoulders. I’m only going to play basketball because I’m great at it and I love to play. He continued, “I was sitting in my hotel room and was like, You are the biggest loser in the world. Gomez and some of the kids who had made fun of me instead of me just wanting to be great as basketball,” Barkley said. ![]() “I was playing to stick it to my dad, Mrs. “In the next three to five years, we’re going to have 25 schools that will dominate the sports because they can afford players and these schools who can’t afford or won’t pay players are going to be irrelevant,” Barkley said. ![]() With March Madness underway, and name, image and likeness ( NIL) deals a growing topic of discussion, Barkley also took aim at today’s college basketball game, labeling it a “travesty,” a “disgrace” and proclaiming that teams “can’t pay all of these players.” He also made a prediction. “This ain’t gettin tiring chuck? I’ll never respect the words that come out ya mouth fam just deal with it,” Durant wrote. Since the interview went live, Durant has responded to Barkley via Twitter. He’s never looked in the mirror and said, ‘Is that a fair criticism?'” Barkley said. “He’s part of this generation who think he can’t be criticized. When asked if he would ever pick up the phone to call and apologize to Jordan, Barkley replied, “I got an ego too, Jon.” And then when asked if this situation would eventually be resolved, Barkley said, “He’s got my number.”īarkley also addressed a current player, two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant, someone he has had spats with in the past. Speaking with “60 Minutes,” Barkley said Durant is a “great player” but is “very sensitive.” NBA Icon Shaquille O’Neal to Have His Jersey Retired by the Orlando Magic ![]()
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