Charles Barkley Draft Day Suit

Charles wade barkley born february 20 1963 is a retired american professional basketball player.

Charles barkley draft day suit. 5 pick overall 1984. Sporting a new look charles barkley. We have all heard the stories of charles barkley s off court younger day antics and now we get to hear his great insight on tnt every week. Man burgundy was my favorite color posted on april 9 2017 brandon robinson 0 charles barkley gets a lot of flack for his choice of draft attire in the 1984 nba draft.

Well when you re poor you get that one suit and that was it barkley told me candidly on scoop b radio overtime. Contrary to his i am not a role model nike ad phoenix suns legend charles barkley has become one. So what was the rhyme or reason behind the suit. After putting himself into self quarantine while he was sick charles barkley was tested for the coronavirus.

Barkley went on the dan patrick show on wednesday and essentially said pg13 had no right to speak about his bubble anxiety given the hardships other americans are currently going through. It was burgundy it was form fitting and he had a burgundy tie to go with it. The 1984 nba draft was the 37th annual draft of the national basketball association nba. According to andrew marchand of the new york post barkley tested negative for the virus.

Nicknamed sir charles for his aggressive and outspoken. Charles wade barkley born february 20 1963 is an american former professional basketball player who is an analyst on inside the nba nicknamed chuck sir charles and the round mound of rebound barkley established himself as one of the national basketball association s most dominant power forwards an all american power forward at auburn university he was drafted as a junior by the. Before he became the world s most quotable athlete non mike tyson division sir charles was just your run of the mill slightly rotund power forward who. The draft is generally considered to be one of the greatest in nba history with four hall of famers being drafted in the first sixteen picks and five overall.

It was held at the felt forum at madison square garden in new york city new york on june 19 1984 before the 1984 85 season. Charles barkley on 84 draft day suit. Time looks back at some of draft day s worst sartorial choices.