Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan were two of the most dominant players in the NBA during the 90s. MJ was also a huge reason why Chuck ended up finishing his career ringless.
Barkley recently appeared in an interview with Bob Costas on “Back On The Record,” where he revealed that he isn’t friends with MJ anymore. This is after Barkley was honest with the Bulls legend about questioning if he will be a good team owner in Charlotte.
“We’re not. And I take some responsibility for that. I criticized [him]–he was one of my best friends, and I definitely love him and miss him, to be honest with you, but I, Bob, I have to do my job. I said, at the time, and we can debate whether I should have said it, but I was asked a question, and I’m told always be honest at my job. I said, ‘I don’t know if Michael’s ever going to be successful [running the Charlotte Hornets] because I don’t know if he got enough strong people around him.’”
Obviously, Barkley hopes that he ran end up repairing this damaged friendship with the GOAT. In this interview, he also ranked MJ over LeBron, when it comes to those GOAT topics. Flip the page to check it out.