Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's (NBA's) most dominating power forwards. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and once to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991. In 1993, he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and during the NBA's 50th anniversary, named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games and won two gold medals as a member of the United States' Dream Team. In 2006, Barkley was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Barkley was popular with the fans and media and made the NBA's All-Interview Team for his last 13 seasons in the league. He was frequently involved in on- and off-court fights and sometimes stirred national controversy, as in March 1991 when he mistakenly spat on a young girl, and as in 1993 when he
Charles Barkley -- who famously announced his intention to run for Governor of Alabama in 2014 -- says he's officially abandoned his plans to run because politics are a "bad business right now."As… READ MORE >
Brett Favre crossed a major line by allegedly texting pics of his penis to a woman -- Charles Barkley says the Vikings QB broke one of the Ten Commandments ... y'know, the one about tiny… READ MORE >
Judging by his size, one might think Charles Barkley would eat anything -- and everything -- put in front of him. Not true. We're told Chuck had a serious problem with the food he was served… READ MORE >
Charles Barkley is done with his jail sentence. Barkley was released from Tent City Jail in Arizona just before 8:00 AM today after serving his 3 day stint for a DUI bust.For his safety, he was… READ MORE >
A less sweaty, Nike track suit wearing Sir Charles Barkley posed for this new mugshot when he entered Tent City Jail in Arizona yesterday.Barkley -- who will finish his 3-day sentence for DUI… READ MORE >
Charles Barkley finished delivering a news conference from inside the Tent City Jail in Phoenix, AZ this afternoon, and his fellow inmates are already cheering for him like it's the "Shawshank… READ MORE >
Charles Barkley has just stepped up to deliver a press conference from inside Tent City Jail in Arizona.Before the presser, Barkley was photographed as he first got to Tent City by KTVK in… READ MORE >
Live, from incarceration -- it's Charles Barkley?!The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office told us they have authorized their most famous inmate to speak with the press while serving time inside the… READ MORE >
TMZ has learned Charles Barkley will only have to serve three days in an Arizona jail -- not the five he was expected to serve.The Scottsdale City court tells TMZ the City Prosecutor recommended… READ MORE >
Hope they've got XXXXL jumpsuits in AZ, 'cause Charles Barkley is officially going to jail.Barkley just pled guilty to 2 counts of driving under the influence and pleaded "responsible" to running… READ MORE >
