Charles Barkley net worth
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What is Charles Barkley’s net worth and salary?
Charles Barkley (Charles Barkley) is a retired professional basketball player, currently a television sports analyst, has a net worth of $50 million. In his career, Charles Barkley’s salary alone reached 40.3 million US dollars. His highest salary year was his last season with the Houston Rockets. It was 1999, when he received $9 million. After adjusting for inflation, this is the same as today’s approximately $14 million. He also earned tens of millions of dollars from the endorsements of companies such as Nike. In his lifetime gambling, he also lost about 10-30 million US dollars.
early life
Charles Barkley was born on February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama. When he was a baby, his father abandoned the family. His mother later remarried and gave birth to two more sons. His stepfather unfortunately died in an accident when Charles was only 11 years old. He studied at Leeds High School, but failed to enter the college basketball team in his junior year, but his outstanding performance in his senior year attracted the attention of the head coach of Auburn University, who is participating in a better game of his. He was admitted to the university from 1981 to 1984, majoring in business management. He played basketball for Auburn University for three seasons. Barkley quickly became known for his delightful dunks and blocks. He does not have the typical size of a basketball player-he is shorter than an average player, and he works hard to lose extra weight. However, he won many honors during his time at Auburn, including the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year.
NBA career
Barkley left Auburn in his junior year and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 5th overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft. By the 1986-87 season, he became the leader of the team, and the following season, he became a licensed player of the 76ers. During his time with the 76ers, he participated in 6 All-Star games, two of which were named MVP. Barkley’s eight seasons in Philadelphia made him a household name, and at this time he even had his own signature shoe collection at Nike.
In July 1992, Charles was traded to the Phoenix Suns. He averaged 25.6 points and a career-high 5.1 assists per game, leading the Suns to create the best record in the NBA. He was awarded the title of Most Valuable Player almost immediately after being traded. This is the third player ever to win the title so soon after being traded, and is eligible to participate in his seventh All-Star Game. Severe back pain shortened his time with the Suns, and he announced that the 95-96 season will be his last season in Phoenix. During his tenure, Barkley led the team in rebounds, steals and scoring, and won league and All-Star honors, as well as a career-high 0.777 free throw percentage.
In 1996, Charles was traded to the Houston Rockets, and the start was not smooth. He was suspended in the season opener due to an argument with Charles Oakley in the preseason. He continued to struggle with severe back pain and had to miss 14 games out of 67 games. However, he did become the team’s second scorer. The Rockets ended the season with a 57-25 record and advanced to the Finals, but were defeated by the Utah Jazz. Still plagued by injuries, the 1999-2000 season proved to be his last year in the NBA. On April 19, 2000, he walked out of the court, stood up and applauded, then retired, ending his 16-year Hall of Fame career.
Throughout his career, Charles has been a popular salesman for various products. During his career, he appeared in a very famous Nike ad that said “I am not a role model”. He also endorsed McDonald’s and T-Mobile.
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Olympic Games
In 1994, Charles was invited to participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics trial training for the US men’s basketball team and entered the final trials, but was ultimately not accepted. At the 1992 Olympics, he formed the infamous “Dream Team” composed of great players such as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Scotty Pippen, and won the gold medal as a member of the men’s team . Barkley eventually became the team’s highest scoring member and set the record for the highest three-point field goal percentage (87.5%) in the U.S. Men’s Olympic Games. Now known for his trash talk and abuse of opponents, fans were not surprised when he deliberately elbowed his teammates during the game. In 1994, Barkley once again led the team to win the gold medal in Atlanta.
The “Dream Team” made history with its incredible lineup, and they were inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. “Sports Illustrated” pointed out that they are “arguably the most dominant team in any sport.” The craze for the dream team seems to have inspired a renewed interest in the sport around the world and across the country.
TV career
Since 2000, Barkley has been a studio analyst for NBA reporting on TNT. He participated in “Inside the NBA”, a post-match show where Barkley and other former NBA stars reviewed the NBA games that took place during the day. As an outstanding studio analyst, he has won three sports Emmy Awards. He is also a studio analyst for CBS co-reporting NBA games. Since 2011, he has been an analyst in every semi-final match. He said he plans to retire from TV shows in 2023.
His annual salary at TNT is $6 million.
personal life
Barkley married Maureen Blumhardt in 1989 and they have a daughter Christina (born in 1989).
Barkley is a notorious gambler. He admitted that he had lost about 10 million U.S. dollars due to gambling during his lifetime, possibly as high as 30 million U.S. dollars, of which he lost 2.5 million U.S. dollars by playing blackjack in 6 hours.
As a former Republican, Barkley changed his position and announced his support for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. For many years, he has been considering running for governor of Alabama as an independent person. Barkley is an outspoken supporter of gay rights and has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.
