Charles Barkley Says He Will Stop Gambling, Starting ... NOW [Wanna Bet?]
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Charles Barkley sat down with Ernie Johnson on the TNT set on Monday night before Game 7 of the Spurs-Hornets series, and declared before one and all that he is done with gambling. But for those wondering if the pledge will take, just watch the interview: It seemingly takes Charles only about a minute to begin wavering, going from "I'm not going to gamble anymore," to "I'm going to stop ...
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Published 5/20/2008 at JoeSportsFan.com
... And since the news of the gambling debt? Nothing. Nothing until Barkley himself confronted the problem with TNT’s Ernie Johnson on live television. All told, though, it's just Charles being Charles. No big deal. But if Steve Phillips or Joe Morgan had the same the gambling debt, we're picturing a firestorm full of verbal lashings - media folk and fans would be singing a different tune about the incident. A double standard for sure. ...
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