It seems as if retired nba star Charles Oakley is still hitting people with hard fouls. On the Jim Rome show he racked up more than a few technicals....going ham on a few players. He saved his best for Charles Barkley. Direct quote from Oakley.....
“Barkley, for his size, was a good player but he’s a coward,” Oakley continued. “He was a good player for his size, but he wasn’t a leader and wasn’t a role model.
But wait...Oakley wasn't through.....
“Now he talks so bad about younger guys. I don’t respect that from him. He’s a fraud. He can criticize all the younger kids and if he got something to say, call them and talk to them before you just blast them. He’s wants to be funny, that whole TNT thing and all that, they’re like some clowns on that show”
Um...why do I get the feeling there will be no fake apology this time? Barkley, shockingly, took the high road in his response. He basically asked Oakley to let go of any past "on court" beef. Why shouldn't he? Barkley is the most recognizable (and probably highest paid) nba analysis in the game right now.
But it does beg this question. Which Charles would you take in a fist fight...Oakley or Barkley? Let's check the tale of the tape.
Charles Oakley: 6'9 245lbs. Hails from Cleveland, Ohio. In his hay day with the Knicks, Oakley was as tough as the come on a team full of tough guys. Oakley was an enforcer, and forget about backing down from a fight....Oakley was looking for one. Best known for slapping a grown ass man in a casino while their entourage watched in freight...and did nothing.
Charles Barkley: 6'6 252 lbs. Hails from Leeds, Alabama. Barkley was no chump in his hay day either. Sir Charles put the power in the power forward position. He was tough as nails....looking and acting like a pit bull on the court. Best known for throwing a grown ass man through a glass window.
Both Charles and Charles are pushing 50 now, so a physical altercation is unlikely. Unless...that is...they run into each other in Orlando (All Star Game) this weekend. I'm just sayin. follow @plcolter
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