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sportingnews.com - 10/28/2008

Charles Barkley: At Least the Knicks Have a Coach Who 'Won't Try to Kill Himself'

— sportingnews.com — It often feels like Charles Barkley can get away with saying anything. Somehow, Barkley's a good-natured, entertaining... grump, beloved by everyone, who regularly talks to hear his own voice but gets the value of well-placed sarcasm and insight. It's ... (more) Charles Barkley: At Least the Knicks Have a Coach Who ...

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Charles Barkley

New York Knicks

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dimemag.com - 10/28/2008

Spike Lee: LeBron Wants to Play For the Knicks

— dimemag.com — "He wants to come to New York. He told me people are putting this stuff about him... coming to Brooklyn because of Jay-Z. First of all, this Brooklyn thing is no wrap. That’s not a done deal. Hova’s his boy, but that’s going to determine where he leaves, if he chooses to do so." (more) Spike Lee: LeBron Wants to Play For the Knicks

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thesportsculture.com - 10/29/2008

Barkley: Jordan and Tiger are cheapscapes

— thesportsculture.com — Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Quick: Extraordinary athletes Best of their sport Cheapscapes (What?) Sir Charles appeared... on Late Night With Conan O’Brien on Monday and revealed a little something about sports’ two greatest athletes. Fast forward through the initial ... (more) Barkley: Jordan and Tiger are cheapscapes

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Charles Barkley

Michael Jordan

Phoenix Suns

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Charles Barkley: At Least the Knicks Have a Coach Who 'Won't Try to Kill Himself'
The Sporting Blog — It often feels like Charles Barkley can get away with saying anything. Somehow, Barkley's a good-natured, entertaining grump, beloved by everyone, who regularly talks to hear his own voice but gets the value of well-placed sarcasm and insight. It's such a confounding, and ingenious, persona that people tend to always find some positive and brush away any negatives. Until now. Yes, Charles Barkley has finally said something that just plain sucked. From Newsday: In discussing ways in which the Knicks should be improved this season, Barkley ...

Charles Barkley Realizes Isiah Thomas Suicide Jokes Don't Play Well at Press Conferences [Media Meltdowns]
Deadspin — ... Charles Barkley, loudmouth TNT NBA analyst and potential 2014 gubernatorial nominee, may have finally crossed his own arbitrary tastelessness line. Barkley, commenting on the current state of the Knicks at a press conference, made this unfortunate quip about his old buddy Isiah Thomas, who recently overdosed on sleeping pills: ...

Charles Barkley Kicks Off The NBA Season In Controversial Style
AwfulAnnouncing — ... , that Patrick Ewing is rolling over in his grave (in reference to the Knicks) AND that he "never understood ‘off the record,’ you can’t just say crazy sh*t and then say it’s ‘off the record’", buuuuuut he also shared not that funny joke about rumored ODer, Isiah Thomas. From Newsday via ...

You'd Never Expect Charles Barkley to Make an Isiah-Suicide Joke, Would You?
FanHouse — Filed under: Knicks, NBA Media WatchVia The Sporting Blog, Newsday's Neil Best has a notable spit of the TNT conference call held Monday in which Charles Barkley (surprise surprise) popped off on a topic most avoid. In discussing ways in which the Knicks should be improved this season, Barkley said, "I think they have a better coach. This coach probably won't try to kill himself." Oof. While some would argue Barkley is underrating the depression-inducing power of this roster, I'll instead train my ...