Everyone seems to be in the holiday spirit, running around buying meaningful gifts for their loved ones and decorating their homes. Well Charles Barkley is certainly not in the Christmas spirit and he explained why earlier today on ESPN’s Mike and Mike.
Barkley isn’t a fan of spending all this money on gifts this time of the year. Here’s Barkley’s comments from Mike and Mike via Complex Sports:
“Christmas is not a lot of fun for me,” he said. “It’s just a big waste of money. When you’re black and rich, everybody thinks they’re a part of your family. Everybody is a relative. Everybody wants a really nice gift. One year you buy them a house, the next year you buy them a car, the next year you buy them a sweater. They look at you like, ‘You only got me a sweater?’ They always want the gifts to escalate, so you can’t ever get them a sweater if you bought them a house the year before. They get pissed. I’m not a big Christmas fan. I’m a firm believer that Santa Claus should only bring kids gifts. I think Santa Claus should bring everybody gifts until they’re out of high school, and then that’s it.”
Sir Charles has always been blunt, but he makes a lot of sense in people complaining about their gifts no matter how big or small it should be the thought that counts. It’s hard getting gifts for your loved ones, but when they complain makes that kind gesture turn into scorn which Barkley seems to be feeling.
Merry Christmas Charles don’t let them take your holiday spirit.
